Magnolia School District

Public school district · Columbia County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0500044

Magnolia School District spent $13,374 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 83% of the other Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,785). Its 5 schools enrolled 2,505 students in 2024-25; 41.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,428 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (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 districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Magnolia in enrollment (2,339 to 2,994 students) and Magnolia itself.

Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Magnolia, FY23Magnolia $13,374; Harrison $12,466; Clarksville $12,127; So. Conway Co. $12,020; Estem High Charter $11,992; Wynne $11,785; Huntsville $11,577; Valley View Public Schools $10,395; Pea Ridge $10,296; Farmington Public Schools $9,670; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14kMagnolia$13,374Harrison$12,466Clarksville$12,127So. Conway Co.$12,020Estem High Charter$11,992Wynne$11,785Huntsville$11,577Valley View Public Schools$10,395Pea Ridge$10,296Farmington Public Schools$9,670State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Magnolia, FY23Magnolia $13,374; Harrison $12,466; Clarksville $12,127; So. Conway Co. $12,020; Estem High Charter $11,992; Wynne $11,785; Huntsville $11,577; Valley View Public Schools $10,395; Pea Ridge $10,296; Farmington Public Schools $9,670; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14kMagnolia$13,374Harrison$12,466Clarksville$12,127So. Conway Co.$12,020Estem High Charter$11,992Wynne$11,785Huntsville$11,577Valley View Public Schools$10,395Pea Ridge$10,296Farmington Public Schools$9,670State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Magnolia, FY23Magnolia $13,374; Harrison $12,466; Clarksville $12,127; So. Conway Co. $12,020; Estem High Charter $11,992; Wynne $11,785; Huntsville $11,577; Valley View Public Schools $10,395; Pea Ridge $10,296; Farmington Public Schools $9,670; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14kMagnolia$13,374Harrison$12,466Clarksville$12,127So. Conway Co.$12,020Estem High Charter$11,992Wynne$11,785Huntsville$11,577Valley View Public Schools$10,395Pea Ridge$10,296Farmington Public Schools$9,670State median, 1,000+ students $11,785
Current spending per student, Arkansas districts closest in size to Magnolia, FY23Magnolia $13,374; Harrison $12,466; Clarksville $12,127; So. Conway Co. $12,020; Estem High Charter $11,992; Wynne $11,785; Huntsville $11,577; Valley View Public Schools $10,395; Pea Ridge $10,296; Farmington Public Schools $9,670; State median, 1,000+ students $11,785.8k10k12k14kMagnolia$13,374Harrison$12,466Clarksville$12,127So. Conway Co.$12,020Estem High Charter$11,992Wynne$11,785Huntsville$11,577Valley View Public Schools$10,395Pea Ridge$10,296Farmington Public Schools$9,670State median, 1,000+ students $11,785

Where the money came from

$40,323,000 in revenue: 41.4% state, 32.8% local and 25.8% federal. Total spending including $2,398,000 of capital outlay was $39,082,000, or $14,681 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Magnolia School District revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $16,695,000; Local $13,229,000; Federal $10,399,000; total $40,323,000.
  • State$16,695,000 41%
  • Local$13,229,000 33%
  • Federal$10,399,000 26%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,662 students in 2022-23, 2,631 students in 2023-24, 2,505 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Magnolia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,662, 2023-24: 2,631, 2024-25: 2,50501k2k3k2022-232,6622023-242,6312024-252,505
Magnolia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,662, 2023-24: 2,631, 2024-25: 2,50501k2k3k2022-232,6622023-242,6312024-252,505
Magnolia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,662, 2023-24: 2,631, 2024-25: 2,50501k2k3k2022-232,6622023-242,6312024-252,505
Magnolia School District enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,662, 2023-24: 2,631, 2024-25: 2,50501k2k3k2022-232,6622023-242,6312024-252,505

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,662193.613.7
2023-242,631188.614.0
2024-252,505179.813.9

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

$10,103,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,795 per student

Magnolia School District booked $10,103,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 194 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 $52,177 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 89 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$6,663,00066.0%
Special education$939,0009.3%
Vocational$617,0006.1%
Other programs$1,884,00018.6%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,469 in 2018-19, $3,459 in 2019-20, $3,883 in 2020-21, $3,767 in 2021-22, $3,795 in 2022-23.

Magnolia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,469, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,883, 2021-22: $3,767, 2022-23: $3,79501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4692019-20$3,4592020-21$3,8832021-22$3,7672022-23$3,795
Magnolia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,469, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,883, 2021-22: $3,767, 2022-23: $3,79501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4692019-20$3,4592020-21$3,8832021-22$3,7672022-23$3,795
Magnolia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,469, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,883, 2021-22: $3,767, 2022-23: $3,79501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4692019-20$3,4592020-21$3,8832021-22$3,7672022-23$3,795
Magnolia School District teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $3,469, 2019-20: $3,459, 2020-21: $3,883, 2021-22: $3,767, 2022-23: $3,79501k2k3k4k2018-19$3,4692019-20$3,4592020-21$3,8832021-22$3,7672022-23$3,795

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 Magnolia School District scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 30% 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 arts30%39.9%1,561
Math30%38.3%1,561

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

94% of the 230 students in Magnolia 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 rate94%89.9%
Students in the class23035,156

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.

1 elementary school, 570 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
East Side Elementary School57017.497.2%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.

2 middle schools, 1,019 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Central Elementary School52716.499.2%Schoolwide program
Magnolia Jr. High School49210.898.4%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.

1 high school, 797 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Magnolia High School79711.598.6%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.

1 other school, 119 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Walker Pre-K Center119not reported94.1%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 Magnolia 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 Magnolia School District

  1. Arkansas districts by spending per studentMagnolia School District ranks 22 of 123 Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,374).#22 of 123
  2. Every school district in ArkansasMagnolia School District is the number 47 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 2,662 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#47 of 259
  3. Farmington Public SchoolsThe next larger Arkansas district: 2,685 students in fall 2022, $9,670 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$9,670
  4. Clarksville School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 2,525 students in fall 2022, $12,127 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,127
  5. Compare Magnolia School District with Farmington Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Magnolia High School, its largest high school797 students in 2024-25, 11.5 per teacher.797
  7. Teacher salary spending across ArkansasMagnolia School District spent $52,177 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $42,781); spending, not a salary.$52,177
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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 Magnolia School District

  1. How many schools and students are in Magnolia School District?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,505 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Magnolia School District spend per student?
    $13,374 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 $13,428 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Magnolia School District's money come from?
    $40,323,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 41.4% state, 32.8% local and 25.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Magnolia School District live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 663 of the 2,841 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 23.3%, 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 Magnolia School District spend on teacher salaries?
    $10,103,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,795 per student. Divided by the 194 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $52,177 per teacher, more than 89 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 Magnolia School District do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Magnolia School District scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 30% 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 Magnolia School District?
    94% of the 230 students in Magnolia 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 Magnolia School District's NCES district ID?
    0500044. 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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