Public schools in Batesville, AR
Batesville has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 5,373 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Batesville School District runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Batesville's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Batesville | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville School District | 4 | 3,469 | $10,000 |
| Southside School District | 4 | 2,234 | $10,049 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Batesville, 1,450 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville High School | 986 | 11.8 | 47.9% | Batesville |
| Southside Charter High School | 464 | 6.4 | 28.9% | Southside |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 middle schools in Batesville, 1,567 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Junior High School Charter | 690 | 14.8 | 53.6% | Batesville |
| Southside Middle School | 450 | 20.1 | 39.8% | Southside |
| Southside Junior High School | 427 | 11.7 | 36.1% | Southside |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Batesville, 2,356 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Mountain Magnet School | 905 | 25.3 | 47.6% | Batesville |
| Southside Elementary School | 852 | 20.3 | 36.7% | Southside |
| West Magnet School | 599 | 17.6 | 64.6% | Batesville |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Batesville's public schools compare with Arkansas's
The median Batesville school has 16.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the Arkansas median of 14.2. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 72% across the state. Its median school enrolls 645 students (state 402).
| Batesville | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 16.2 | 14.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 645 | 402 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 72% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 17% |
| Charter schools | 50% | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Batesville schools and the 1,041 Arkansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Batesville
- Batesville School DistrictRuns 4 of Batesville's 8 public schools and spent $10,000 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,000
- Batesville High School, the largest high school in Batesville986 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.986
- Compare Batesville School District with Southside School DistrictBatesville's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Batesville addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Arkansas
- Little Rock69 schools
- Springdale30 schools
- Fort Smith27 schools
- Rogers27 schools
- Bentonville25 schools
- Jonesboro24 schools
- North Little Rock21 schools
- Conway17 schools
Questions about schools in Batesville
How many public schools are in Batesville, AR?
8 public schools with an address in Batesville were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 5,373 students. 4 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Batesville?
Batesville High School, with 986 students in 2024-25 (Batesville School District).Which districts run Batesville's schools?
Batesville School District (4 schools), Southside School District (4 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25