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What Arkansas School Districts Spend Per Student

The median Arkansas school district spends $11,827 per student per year, $2,716 below the national median of $14,543, across all 257 districts the state reports. The 234 of them a ZIP code can reach are listed below, and their 465,413 students account for $5.5 billion of current spending in fiscal year 2022.

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Arkansas at a Glance

Median district, per student$11,827
National median district$14,543
Districts listed234 of 257
Students listed465,413
Median district, math≈45%
Median district, reading≈43%

Every Arkansas District, by Enrollment

Spending is current spending divided by fall membership for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates are school year 2018-19, the last year before the pandemic interrupted state testing, so the money and the results are not from the same year. A figure marked ≈ is one the federal file published as a range rather than a value, so small groups of children stay unidentifiable; it is the middle of that range and within ten points of the real one. A dash means the federal files publish no value under that district's ID. 23 further Arkansas districts are missing because the federal boundary file places them in no ZIP code, which is normal for charter and virtual districts with no attendance area.

Arkansas school districts by enrollment, with spending per student for fiscal year 2022
DistrictStudentsPer studentMathReadingGraduation
Springdale School District22,789$11,37649%41%83%
Little Rock School District22,054$14,59735%34%78%
Bentonville Public Schools18,536$11,69867%65%93%
Rogers Public Schools15,848$10,97754%54%87%
Fort Smith Public Schools14,365$12,20646%46%90%
Pulaski County Special School District11,709$14,89440%41%82%
Cabot Public Schools10,597$9,98062%53%91%
Fayetteville School District10,468$12,41561%57%88%
Conway Public Schools10,038$11,67360%56%88%
Bryant Public Schools9,564$9,84362%56%90%
North Little Rock School District8,216$12,58432%35%79%
Jonesboro Public Schools6,650$12,10737%36%87%
Benton School District5,723$8,85161%53%96%
Van Buren School District5,700$11,22649%45%89%
Russellville Schools5,502$13,20356%54%90%
West Memphis School District5,035$11,81430%29%85%
Siloam Springs Schools4,430$11,81451%42%90%
Lake Hamilton School District4,227$11,14956%50%84%
Sheridan School District4,219$10,02652%47%90%
El Dorado School District4,130$12,61638%40%91%
Jacksonville North Pulaski School District4,095$11,44725%25%76%
Texarkana School District4,049$13,42339%33%77%
Searcy School District4,006$10,73858%53%87%
Mountain Home School District3,927$10,52153%49%85%
Greenwood School District3,920$10,43068%62%≈98%
Hot Springs School District3,754$14,92239%37%70%
Greenbrier School District3,723$10,19074%69%≈98%
Marion School District3,714$12,00829%31%86%
Greene County Technical School District3,656$10,83647%45%≈98%
Nettleton School District3,623$11,33937%36%89%
Pine Bluff School District3,603$15,87315%16%68%
Batesville School District3,485$9,62448%44%92%
Lakeside School District3,430$11,26963%54%95%
Beebe School District3,390$9,83254%43%90%
Paragould School District3,215$10,87850%46%87%
Alma School District3,210$10,79051%44%95%
Vilonia School District3,060$9,86457%51%95%
White Hall School District3,021$10,51348%51%89%
Brookland School District2,975$9,12060%55%≈92%
Valley View School District2,971$10,09866%70%≈98%
Harrison School District2,722$11,49662%60%≈92%
Magnolia School District2,704$11,98441%38%≈92%
Farmington School District2,603$9,45159%56%≈98%
Wynne Public Schools2,503$11,05644%46%≈98%
Clarksville School District2,459$12,38745%39%≈98%
South Conway County School District2,386$11,53048%43%≈87%
Pea Ridge School District2,361$10,24146%50%≈92%
De Queen School District2,323$12,53959%51%≈87%
Huntsville School District2,297$11,95342%36%≈82%
Hope School District2,291$12,33726%32%≈77%
Southside School District2,253$9,40557%46%≈92%
Camden Fairview School District2,214$13,64225%27%≈87%
Forrest City School District2,213$13,99220%18%≈87%
Prairie Grove School District2,140$9,39056%49%≈92%
Dardanelle Public Schools2,083$11,62654%48%≈87%
Pocahontas School District2,028$9,39244%39%≈92%
Gravette School District1,978$11,25160%55%≈82%
Watson Chapel School District1,942$13,47621%22%81%
Malvern Special School District1,933$13,07132%31%≈87%
Arkadelphia School District1,922$9,53541%40%≈82%
Nashville School District1,909$10,73051%49%≈98%
Berryville Public Schools1,857$11,93243%42%≈87%
Pottsville Public Schools1,826$10,12768%64%≈98%
Westside Consolidated School District1,782$10,33046%43%≈92%
Monticello School District1,748$12,08250%41%≈92%
Ozark School District1,744$10,70450%46%≈92%
Mena Public Schools1,724$11,97651%47%≈92%
Hamburg School District1,686$10,95444%37%≈87%
Blytheville School District1,666$15,12419%21%≈82%
Crossett School District1,638$11,05635%31%≈92%
Bauxite School District1,610$9,43750%48%≈98%
Stuttgart School District1,606$10,67643%30%≈87%
Lonoke School District1,604$11,08040%33%≈87%
Mountain View School District1,580$12,06354%54%≈98%
Highland School District1,577$12,90950%48%≈92%
Trumann Schools1,540$12,03638%33%≈77%
Waldron School District1,539$11,61743%44%≈92%
Gentry Public Schools1,527$11,48751%46%≈87%
Heber Springs School District1,513$10,15961%60%≈92%
Warren School District1,462$12,23738%27%≈87%
Star City School District1,416$12,82030%30%≈92%
Green Forest School District1,413$11,30241%37%≈87%
Fountain Lake School District1,351$12,93153%46%≈82%
Lamar School District1,350$10,78050%39%≈92%
Elkins School District1,323$10,15148%45%≈98%
Booneville School District1,312$10,65942%40%≈98%
Ashdown School District1,299$12,40443%39%≈87%
Clinton School District1,299$11,88556%57%≈92%
Cave City School District1,278$11,43250%48%≈98%
Harmony Grove School District1,258$9,99849%46%≈92%
Dover School District1,220$11,31754%58%≈92%
Newport School District1,214$13,42334%34%≈77%
Genoa Central School District1,208$9,67463%58%≈92%
Drew Central School District1,199$11,30831%31%≈82%
Riverview School District1,189$12,04634%35%≈87%
DeWitt School District1,168$12,32554%45%≈82%
Gosnell School District1,164$11,15453%46%≈98%
Bald Knob School District1,150$11,17738%32%≈92%
McGehee School District1,150$12,95633%31%≈87%
Fouke School District1,147$10,45347%46%≈98%
Bergman School District1,142$9,93659%57%≈82%
Helena-West Helena School District1,138$14,12315%20%≈92%
Smackover-Norphlet School District1,128$12,01142%39%≈92%
Lincoln School District1,108$11,42642%40%≈87%
Harrisburg School District1,094$14,09542%40%≈82%
Emerson-Taylor-Bradley School District1,082$11,41457%55%≈87%
Manila School District1,078$11,28756%52%≈98%
Osceola School District1,070$16,95226%20%≈87%
Rivercrest School District1,058$13,23935%37%≈82%
Paris School District1,032$12,76450%43%≈87%
Lawrence County School District1,019$9,98045%38%≈92%
Centerpoint School District1,018$11,42349%42%≈92%
Dumas School District1,016$15,63730%30%≈87%
Mayflower School District992$10,90541%40%≈87%
Glen Rose School District981$11,28455%40%≈92%
Atkins Public Schools969$11,82755%51%≈87%
Bismarck Public Schools965$11,76274%67%≈98%
Yellville-Summit School District963$10,67446%39%≈98%
West Fork School District955$10,48543%42%≈95%
Prescott School District934$11,48231%30%≈87%
Lakeside School District927$15,28224%27%≈92%
Harmony Grove School District926$11,46747%49%≈98%
Perryville School District923$10,27649%43%≈87%
Flippin School District921$11,07347%42%≈85%
Jackson County School District906$11,25861%56%≈95%
Charleston School District895$10,40658%52%≈98%
White County Central School District892$9,75735%37%≈95%
Melbourne School District883$11,15261%58%≈95%
Cossatot River School District881$13,28743%45%≈87%
Corning Public Schools864$11,17241%46%≈98%
Valley Springs School District862$10,24965%64%≈95%
Jessieville School District859$12,13946%47%≈85%
Lavaca Public Schools853$11,38251%49%≈95%
Parkers Chapel School District851$10,17650%48%≈95%
Jasper School District850$14,55538%44%≈98%
Salem School District850$10,67164%64%≈98%
Hoxie School District846$10,70340%45%≈98%
Hackett Public Schools824$10,08740%46%≈92%
Quitman School District817$10,35551%47%≈87%
Piggott School District815$10,90447%38%≈92%
Palestine-Wheatley School District807$9,17739%51%≈92%
Two Rivers School District807$12,08943%34%≈87%
Searcy County School District801$14,79255%50%≈95%
Sloan-Hendrix School District786$9,87734%38%≈98%
Danville School District780$12,86451%51%≈98%
Cleveland County School District778$12,65948%44%≈98%
Cotter School District775$10,60551%46%≈95%
Ouachita River School District775$10,89445%48%≈85%
Marmaduke School District766$9,60334%40%≈95%
Fordyce School District765$15,86838%35%≈95%
Rose Bud School District760$12,12445%46%≈87%
Pangburn School District750$12,89150%46%≈85%
Riverside School District745$11,02746%51%≈95%
Buffalo Island Central School District736$11,70753%48%≈92%
Mansfield School District734$12,36545%42%≈87%
Cedarville School District730$13,50746%43%≈98%
Magnet Cove School District714$11,98054%42%≈95%
Greenland Public Schools712$13,74737%38%≈92%
Horatio School District707$12,89542%40%≈95%
Barton-Lexa School District695$12,00449%40%≈77%
South Pike County School District693$12,73446%47%≈85%
Cutter-Morning Star School District691$12,69534%34%≈85%
Gurdon School District668$17,56323%30%≈85%
Junction City School District664$11,60727%28%≈95%
Mountainburg Schools663$13,42540%40%≈87%
Cross County School District662$11,89154%52%≈85%
England School District659$12,91734%30%≈77%
Carlisle School District658$12,41339%40%≈75%
Westside School District658$11,96427%27%≈95%
Mountain Pine School District651$14,80824%27%≈85%
East End School District644$11,58449%45%≈95%
Lee County School District636$15,79214%14%≈85%
Rector School District626$11,29147%32%≈85%
Hector School District625$11,60240%40%≈85%
Cedar Ridge School District619$17,18336%39%≈85%
Izard Cty Consolidated Schools618$12,89642%45%≈85%
Decatur School District610$12,71332%30%≈75%
East Poinsett County School District610$12,66143%41%≈85%
Eureka Springs School District602$15,83160%55%≈85%
Ozark Mountain School District597$13,70738%41%≈95%
Des Arc Public Schools594$11,37268%62%≈95%
McCrory School District586$12,28851%59%≈85%
Maynard School District581$9,70935%31%≈90%
Caddo Hills School District580$11,75748%48%≈95%
Spring Hill School District580$10,35545%55%≈95%
Hazen School District567$13,29342%38%≈95%
Bay School District565$11,63039%42%≈95%
Mount Vernon-Enola School District563$10,30452%48%≈90%
Woodlawn School District559$10,38547%49%≈95%
County Line School District554$10,65362%58%≈95%
South Side-Bee Branch School District552$14,59243%43%≈95%
Lafayette County School District535$16,45418%23%≈95%
Hampton School District534$12,99429%30%≈95%
Nemo Vista School District533$11,89753%56%≈95%
Marked Tree School District530$12,42140%34%≈85%
Mammoth Spring Schools524$12,30755%49%≈90%
Dierks School District516$12,48843%42%≈95%
Poyen School District515$10,87648%45%≈95%
Magazine Schools514$11,92842%38%≈95%
Ouachita School District507$10,08553%49%≈70%
West Side School District502$14,42635%47%≈95%
Midland School District500$14,34421%31%≈85%
Foreman School District493$13,85452%40%≈95%
Bearden School District489$12,58539%31%≈95%
Bradford School District473$11,25234%32%≈90%
Wonderview School District470$11,65744%44%≈90%
Norfork Schools466$11,84156%54%≈95%
Alpena School District455$11,66654%48%≈95%
Brinkley School District453$14,47727%26%≈85%
Blevins School District451$12,05536%35%≈85%
Mulberry School District450$13,16940%43%≈90%
Scranton School District447$11,10553%55%≈90%
Clarendon School District444$16,07717%23%≈95%
Earle School District440$18,55515%16%≈85%
Hermitage School District430$18,69533%30%≈95%
Armorel School District427$14,14860%59%≈95%
Hillcrest School District420$15,07142%55%≈90%
Mount Ida School District418$16,46446%47%≈85%
Omaha School District411$12,79147%52%≈95%
Kirby School District406$11,23641%38%≈95%
Deer/Mount Judea School District404$12,19327%31%≈95%
Lead Hill School District399$13,21833%46%≈90%
Viola School District381$14,27055%58%≈90%
Concord Public Schools379$15,79250%42%≈95%
Nevada School District374$13,31031%31%≈90%
Calico Rock School District372$13,36057%50%≈90%
Mineral Springs School District360$22,01427%22%≈90%
Western Yell County School District360$13,93326%31%≈95%
Augusta School District350$16,68930%21%≈70%
Dermott School District340$17,48218%21%≈90%
Shirley School District336$14,61044%42%≈75%
Marvell School District317$18,54914%12%≈90%
Strong School District312$16,705≈17%≈17%≈85%
Guy-Perkins Schools303$15,31743%39%≈85%

Sources

Spending and enrollment come from the NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33) for fiscal year 2022. Proficiency and graduation rates come from EDFacts for school year 2018-19. Districts are matched to ZIP codes through the NCES EDGE geographic relationship file. Nothing on this page is estimated or modelled: a figure is read from a federal source file or it is left blank.

Questions About Arkansas School Spending

How much does the average Arkansas school district spend per student?
The middle, or median, Arkansas district spent $11,827 per student in fiscal year 2022, $2,716 below the national median of $14,543. The median is the better summary here: a few very small districts spend several times what a large one does, and an average would follow them. That median covers all 257 districts the state reports. Across the 234 a ZIP code can reach, which are the ones listed on this page, 465,413 students account for $5.5 billion of current spending.
Which Arkansas districts spend the most and least per student?
Mineral Springs School District reports the highest figure in the table at $22,014 per student for 360 students, and Benton School District the lowest at $8,851 for 5,723 students. Enrollment is the denominator, so a small district with one building and one bus route honestly produces a high figure; read the two columns together.
Why are some Arkansas districts missing from this table?
Arkansas has 257 districts with federal finance data and 234 of them appear here. The rest are placed in no ZIP code by the federal boundary file, which is normal for charter and virtual school districts that have no attendance area, so there is no ZIP code a reader could use to find them.
Does this money follow a child who is homeschooled?
No. The figure is what the district spends on a seat in its own schools, funded from local property tax, state formula aid and federal programs. Withdrawing a child removes the child from the count rather than sending the money home. TheHomeschoolingCompany is $1,788 for one student for a school year by comparison, less for each child after the first.

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