Education
Remediation Rate
Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education
Remediation Rate
2018
Arkansas County46%
Ashley County42%
Baxter County30%
Benton County25%
Boone County24%
Bradley County71%
Calhoun County50%
Carroll County30%
Chicot County28%
Clark County51%
Clay County38%
Cleburne County36%
Cleveland County35%
Columbia County33%
Conway County40%
Craighead County34%
Crawford County26%
Crittenden County52%
Cross County42%
Dallas County68%
Desha County55%
Drew County34%
Faulkner County30%
Franklin County25%
Fulton County25%
Garland County33%
Grant County26%
Greene County34%
Hempstead County56%
Hot Spring County39%
Howard County34%
Independence County32%
Izard County21%
Jackson County40%
Jefferson County51%
Johnson County32%
Lafayette County53%
Lawrence County32%
Lee County50%
Lincoln County26%
Little River County36%
Logan County31%
Lonoke County35%
Madison County28%
Marion County34%
Miller County38%
Mississippi County38%
Monroe County67%
Montgomery County34%
Nevada County40%
Newton County30%
Ouachita County40%
Perry County29%
Phillips County51%
Pike County31%
Poinsett County39%
Polk County24%
Pope County31%
Prairie County45%
Pulaski County42%
Randolph County19%
Saline County31%
Scott County33%
Searcy County26%
Sebastian County22%
Sevier County21%
Sharp County36%
St. Francis County57%
Stone County17%
Union County49%
Van Buren County32%
Washington County28%
White County33%
Woodruff County49%
Yell County41%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education







STATE TREND

Maintaining


35%

2022

What does this measure?

The share of entering first-year students seeking an associate's degree or higher at an Arkansas public college or university who were placed and enrolled in developmental level (remedial) coursework in English, math, or reading.

Why is this important?

Remediation rates are an indicator of the extent to which students are prepared with the basic academic skills to succeed in their college coursework. Enrolling in remedial coursework in college delays participation in credit-bearing, college-level courses and degree completion.

How is Arkansas doing?

In 2022, 35% of first-year students enrolled in a remedial course, down 1 percentage point from 2021. Female students in 2022 were more likely to be taking a remedial course (32%) than male students (27%). In 2017, the most recent year for which racial and ethnic data was available, disparities were large, with 61% of Black students taking a remedial course compared to 33% of Hispanic students, 24% of white students and 23% of Asian students.

In 2018, the most recent year for which county-comparable data was available, the highest remediation rates were among students from Bradley, Dallas and Monroe counties (71%, 68% and 67% respectively). The lowest were those from Stone and Randolph counties (17% and 19%).

What contributes to racial and ethnic disparities?

School systems in the United States are highly segregated, and students of color disproportionately attend schools in low-income communities that often have fewer resources such as experienced and qualified teachers and advanced courses, facilities and technology. In addition, teachers across all school systems tend to be disproportionately white, and teaching practices and curriculum may not be culturally relevant to students of color. Low staff expectations at racially and economically segregated schools also contribute disparities in educational attainment. The accumulation of these inequities contributes to the likelihood that students of color may be less prepared for college coursework and more likely to be placed or enrolled in college remedial courses.

Notes about the data

In past years, assignment to remedial coursework was based on whether students met a cut-off score of 19 on the ACT exam (or the equivalent on the ASSET, SAT, or COMPASS tests) in English, mathematics and reading. However, due to the July 2017 revision of the AHECB placement policy, assignment to remedial coursework is now determined by a student's academic institution's placement policy. Thus, beginning in 2017, remedial reporting is based on a student's actual enrollment in a remedial course and not just on test scores. Due to this reporting change, comparable data is not available prior to 2016.

Data is reported by the Arkansas Department of Higher Education based on students' performance in the fall of their first year. Therefore 2022 data is for students who entered college or university in the fall of 2022. The rate reported is for all first-year students across all institution types.

Due to a lack of national standardized data on remedial education enrollment, no state or national comparison is possible.




Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education


Remediation Rate
201720182019202020212022
Arkansas35%28%32%35%34%35%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education






Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education


Remediation Rate by Race/Ethnicity
American Indian/Alaskan NativeAsianBlackHawaiian/Pacific IslanderHispanicWhite
Arkansas32%23%61%42%33%24%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education





Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education


Remediation Rate by Gender
FemaleMale
Arkansas32%27%

Source: Arkansas Department of Higher Education









INDICATORS TREND | STATE
Education: Access to Quality Slots for Infants and Toddlers Not Applicable
Education: Access to Quality Child Care Slots for Preschoolers Not Applicable
Education: Grade 3 Reading Decreasing
Education: Grade 8 Math Maintaining
Education: Graduation Rate Increasing
Education: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Education: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Education: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Education: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Education: Imagination Libraries Increasing
Health: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Health: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Health: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Health: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Health: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Health: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Health: Oral Health Increasing
Health: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Health: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Health: Overdose Deaths Increasing
Families: Teen Births Decreasing
Families: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Families: Median Household Income Maintaining
Families: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Families: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Families: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Families: Access to Financial Services Decreasing
Families: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Families: Food Deserts Not Applicable
Families: Homelessness Decreasing
Families: Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Families: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Families: Households Below ALICE Threshold Not Applicable
Families: Overall Housing Cost Burden Decreasing
Families: Child Care Costs for Toddlers Not Applicable
Families: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Families: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Families: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Community: Voter Participation Rate Decreasing
Community: Charitable Giving Increasing
Community: Volunteering Increasing
Community: Group Participation Increasing
Community: Connection to Neighbors Decreasing
Community: Local Voting Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population Increasing
Demographics: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Demographics: Change in Population by Age Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Remediation Rate Maintaining
Racial Equity: Adults with a High School Degree Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults with a Bachelor's Degree or Higher Increasing
Racial Equity: Adults Pursuing Further Education Decreasing
Racial Equity: Low Birth Weight Babies Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Early Prenatal Care Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Students Increasing
Racial Equity: Overweight or Obese Adults Increasing
Racial Equity: Physically Inactive Adults Maintaining
Racial Equity: Smoking Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Insurance Coverage Rates Increasing
Racial Equity: Oral Health Increasing
Racial Equity: Life Expectancy Decreasing
Racial Equity: Routine Check-ups Increasing
Racial Equity: Teen Births Decreasing
Racial Equity: Children Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: People Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Elderly Living in Poverty Maintaining
Racial Equity: Median Household Income Maintaining
Racial Equity: Unemployment Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homeownership Rate Decreasing
Racial Equity: Child Abuse and Neglect Decreasing
Racial Equity: Food Insecurity Decreasing
Racial Equity: Homelessness Decreasing
Racial Equity: Cost of Homeownership Maintaining
Racial Equity: Medical Debt Not Applicable
Racial Equity: Households Receiving SNAP Decreasing
Racial Equity: Incarceration Rate Increasing
Racial Equity: Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable








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