Smackover-Norphlet School District
Listed by NCES as Smackover School District (district ID 0512510)
Public school district · Union County · Arkansas · NCES district ID 0512510
Smackover-Norphlet School District spent $11,892 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 52% of the other Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $11,785). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,208 students in 2024-25; 37.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $14,648 per student, up 23.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Smackover-Norphlet in enrollment (1,116 to 1,183 students) and Smackover-Norphlet itself.
Where the money came from
$15,480,000 in revenue: 37.9% state, 44.0% local and 18.1% federal. Total spending including $572,000 of capital outlay was $14,617,000, or $12,590 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.
- State$5,863,000 38%
- Local$6,816,000 44%
- Federal$2,801,000 18%
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 rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25
1,161 students in 2022-23, 1,069 students in 2023-24, 1,208 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 1,161 | 101.6 | 11.4 |
| 2023-24 | 1,069 | 99.6 | 10.7 |
| 2024-25 | 1,208 | 120.0 | 10.1 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$3,855,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $3,320 per student
Smackover-Norphlet School District booked $3,855,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 102 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 $37,928 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 25 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $2,828,000 | 73.4% |
| Special education | $307,000 | 8.0% |
| Vocational | $262,000 | 6.8% |
| Other programs | $458,000 | 11.9% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $3,146 in 2018-19, $3,145 in 2019-20, $3,243 in 2020-21, $3,244 in 2021-22, $3,320 in 2022-23.
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 Smackover-Norphlet School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 32% 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.
| Subject | This district | Arkansas | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 36% | 39.9% | 620 |
| Math | 32% | 38.3% | 620 |
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
90-94% of the 90 students in Smackover-Norphlet 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.
| This district | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 90‑94% | 89.9% |
| Students in the class | 90 | 35,156 |
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, 523 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smackover Elementary School | 523 | 17.9 | 44.4% | 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 middle school, 338 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norphlet Middle School | 338 | 14.0 | 45.6% | 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 high school, 347 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smackover High School | 347 | 5.2 | 33.1% | 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.
Contact Smackover-Norphlet School District
- Website: smackover.net
- Phone: (870) 725-1200
- Office: 112 East 8th St, Smackover, AR 71762
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 Smackover-Norphlet School District
- Arkansas districts by spending per studentSmackover-Norphlet School District ranks 59 of 123 Arkansas districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($11,892).#59 of 123
- Every school district in ArkansasSmackover-Norphlet School District is the number 105 by size of 259 Arkansas districts, with 1,161 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#105 of 259
- Emerson-Taylor School DistrictThe next larger Arkansas district: 1,171 students in fall 2022, $11,503 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$11,503
- Fouke School DistrictThe next smaller Arkansas district: 1,155 students in fall 2022, $10,769 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,769
- Compare Smackover-Norphlet School District with Emerson-Taylor School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Smackover High School, its largest high school347 students in 2024-25, 5.2 per teacher.347
- Teacher salary spending across ArkansasSmackover-Norphlet School District spent $37,928 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $42,781); spending, not a salary.$37,928
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.
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 Smackover-Norphlet School District
How many schools and students are in Smackover-Norphlet School District?
3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,208 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Smackover-Norphlet School District spend per student?
$11,892 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 $14,648 per student, up 23.2% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Smackover-Norphlet School District's money come from?
$15,480,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.9% state, 44.0% local and 18.1% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Smackover-Norphlet School District live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 146 of the 1,030 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 14.2%, 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.How much does Smackover-Norphlet School District spend on teacher salaries?
$3,855,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $3,320 per student. Divided by the 102 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $37,928 per teacher, more than 25 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).How do students in Smackover-Norphlet School District do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Smackover-Norphlet School District scored proficient or above: 36% in reading and 32% 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.What is the graduation rate in Smackover-Norphlet School District?
90-94% of the 90 students in Smackover-Norphlet 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.What is Smackover-Norphlet School District's NCES district ID?
0512510. 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