Conway School District

Public school district · Faulkner County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0504590

Conway School District spent $11,689 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 52% of the other Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $11,785). Its 16 schools enrolled 10,212 students in 2024-25; 41.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,156 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 89% (Arkansas: 89.9%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Arkansas's largest districts

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. Among the 10 districts shown, Conway ranks 7.

Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k12k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, largest Arkansas districts, FY23Little Rock $15,959; Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. $13,934; Fayetteville $13,085; Fort Smith $12,459; Bentonville School District 6 $12,377; Springdale $12,146; Conway $11,689; Rogers $11,519; Cabot Public Schools $10,792; Bryant $10,006; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k12k16k18kLittle Rock$15,959Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.$13,934Fayetteville$13,085Fort Smith$12,459Bentonville School District 6$12,377Springdale$12,146Conway$11,689Rogers$11,519Cabot Public Schools$10,792Bryant$10,006State median, 1,000+ students $11,785

Where the money came from

$131,495,000 in revenue: 41.3% state, 44.1% local and 14.6% federal. Total spending including $2,057,000 of capital outlay was $127,273,000, or $12,416 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Conway School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $54,312,000; Local $58,042,000; Federal $19,141,000; total $131,495,000.
  • State$54,312,000 41%
  • Local$58,042,000 44%
  • Federal$19,141,000 15%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 123 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

10,251 students in 2022-23, 10,174 students in 2023-24, 10,212 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Conway School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,251, 2023-24: 10,174, 2024-25: 10,21205k10k15k2022-2310,2512023-2410,1742024-2510,212
Conway School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,251, 2023-24: 10,174, 2024-25: 10,21205k10k15k2022-2310,2512023-2410,1742024-2510,212
Conway School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,251, 2023-24: 10,174, 2024-25: 10,21205k10k15k2022-2310,2512023-2410,1742024-2510,212
Conway School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 10,251, 2023-24: 10,174, 2024-25: 10,21205k10k15k2022-2310,2512023-2410,1742024-2510,212

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2310,251640.616.0
2023-2410,174633.016.1
2024-2510,212639.016.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$42,606,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,156 per student

Conway School District booked $42,606,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 641 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $66,512 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 99 in 100 Arkansas districts with a figure (state median $42,781, 205 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Arkansas teacher salary at $52,486 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$28,774,00067.5%
Special education$6,508,00015.3%
Vocational$2,022,0004.7%
Other programs$5,302,00012.4%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,603 in 2018-19, $3,567 in 2019-20, $3,719 in 2020-21, $4,082 in 2021-22, $4,156 in 2022-23.

Conway School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,603, 2019-20: $3,567, 2020-21: $3,719, 2021-22: $4,082, 2022-23: $4,15602k4k6k2018-19$3,6032019-20$3,5672020-21$3,7192021-22$4,0822022-23$4,156
Conway School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,603, 2019-20: $3,567, 2020-21: $3,719, 2021-22: $4,082, 2022-23: $4,15602k4k6k2018-19$3,6032019-20$3,5672020-21$3,7192021-22$4,0822022-23$4,156
Conway School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,603, 2019-20: $3,567, 2020-21: $3,719, 2021-22: $4,082, 2022-23: $4,15602k4k6k2018-19$3,6032019-20$3,5672020-21$3,7192021-22$4,0822022-23$4,156
Conway School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,603, 2019-20: $3,567, 2020-21: $3,719, 2021-22: $4,082, 2022-23: $4,15602k4k6k2018-19$3,6032019-20$3,5672020-21$3,7192021-22$4,0822022-23$4,156

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Conway School District scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 46% in math, against 39.9% in reading and 38.3% in math across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtArkansasStudents tested
Reading and language arts49%39.9%6,051
Math46%38.3%6,057

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

89% of the 707 students in Conway School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate89%89.9%
Students in the class70735,156

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

9 elementary schools, 3,761 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carolyn Lewis Elementary School51417.343.4%Schoolwide program
Theodore Jones Elementary School49118.051.7%Schoolwide program
Ellen Smith Elementary School46116.951.8%Schoolwide program
Woodrow Cummins Elementary School45018.027.6%Not Title I
Preston & Florence Mattison Elementary School41717.059.5%Schoolwide program
Ida Burns Elementary School38417.057.0%Schoolwide program
Marguerite Vann Elementary School35916.158.2%Schoolwide program
Jim Stone Elementary School35715.940.6%Schoolwide program
Julia Lee Moore Elementary School32815.029.6%Schoolwide program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

4 middle schools, 2,256 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Carl Stuart Middle School75215.541.6%Eligible, no program
Ruth Doyle Intermediate School54713.834.4%Eligible, no program
Bob Courtway Middle School49814.458.0%Eligible, no program
Ray/Phyllis Simon Intermediate45912.843.8%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 3,918 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Conway High West2,35017.231.7%Eligible, no program
Conway Junior High School1,56815.238.3%Eligible, no program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 other school, 277 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sallie Cone Preschool27716.077.3%Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Conway School District

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Conway School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentConway School District ranks 65 of 123 Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,689).#65 of 123
  2. Every school district in ArkansasConway School District is the number 9 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 10,251 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#9 of 259
  3. Fayetteville School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 10,560 students in fall 2022, $13,085 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,085
  4. Bryant School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 9,766 students in fall 2022, $10,006 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,006
  5. Compare Conway School District with Fayetteville School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Conway High West, its largest high school2,350 students in 2024-25, 17.2 per teacher.2,350
  7. Teacher salary spending across ArkansasConway School District spent $66,512 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $42,781); spending, not a salary.$66,512
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Conway School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Conway School District?
    16 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 4 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 10,212 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Conway School District spend per student?
    $11,689 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Arkansas median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $11,785 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $12,156 per student, up 4.0% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Conway School District's money come from?
    $131,495,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.3% state, 44.1% local and 14.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Conway School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,683 of the 12,194 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 13.8%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Conway School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $42,606,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,156 per student. Divided by the 641 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $66,512 per teacher, more than 99 in 100 Arkansas districts (state median $42,781). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Arkansas teacher salary at $52,486 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Conway School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Conway School District scored proficient or above: 49% in reading and 46% in math, against 39.9% in reading and 38.3% in math across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Conway School District?
    89% of the 707 students in Conway School District's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Conway School District's NCES district ID?
    0504590. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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