School spending per student in Arkansas, every district
Lee County School District spent $20,742 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the most of any Arkansas district with 500 or more students; the median Arkansas district with 1,000 or more students spent $11,785. Small rural districts and districts with many students in special programs spend more per student.
NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · current spending over fall 2022 membership · method
The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.
All 213 districts with 500 or more students, highest spending per student first
| District | County | Students, fall 2022 | Per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lee County School District | Lee County | 631 | $20,742 |
| Osceola School District | Mississippi County | 983 | $18,389 |
| Pine Bluff School District | Jefferson County | 3,261 | $17,959 |
| Cedar Ridge School District | Independence County | 641 | $17,231 |
| Lafayette County School District | Lafayette County | 516 | $17,107 |
| Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff | Jefferson County | 913 | $16,817 |
| Fordyce School District | Dallas County | 732 | $16,770 |
| Dumas School District | Desha County | 1,001 | $16,612 |
| Lakeside School District (Chicot County) | Chicot County | 889 | $16,395 |
| Cossatot River School District | Polk County | 861 | $16,377 |
| KIPP Delta Public Schools | Phillips County | 1,224 | $16,176 |
| Little Rock School District | Pulaski County | 21,456 | $15,959 |
| West Side School District | Cleburne County | 506 | $15,557 |
| Texarkana School District | Miller County | 3,888 | $15,529 |
| South Side School District | Van Buren County | 542 | $15,446 |
The other 198 on the list
| District | County | Students, fall 2022 | Per student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rivercrest School District #57 | Mississippi County | 1,116 | $15,429 |
| Eureka Springs School District | Carroll County | 661 | $15,415 |
| Arkansas Lighthouse Academies | Pulaski County | 962 | $15,386 |
| Midland School District | Independence County | 511 | $15,372 |
| Warren School District | Bradley County | 1,424 | $15,238 |
| Mountain Pine School District | Garland County | 641 | $15,075 |
| Jasper School District | Newton County | 888 | $15,016 |
| Ozark Mountain School District | Searcy County | 571 | $14,995 |
| Cedarville School District | Crawford County | 721 | $14,782 |
| Hot Springs School District | Garland County | 3,690 | $14,750 |
| Watson Chapel School District | Jefferson County | 1,796 | $14,737 |
| Helena/ W.Helena School Dist. | Phillips County | 1,012 | $14,610 |
| Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock | Pulaski County | 638 | $14,605 |
| Blytheville School District | Mississippi County | 1,581 | $14,526 |
| Searcy County School District | Searcy County | 841 | $14,455 |
| Gurdon School District | Clark County | 645 | $14,426 |
| Forrest City School District | St. Francis County | 2,159 | $14,410 |
| Harrisburg School District | Poinsett County | 1,074 | $14,379 |
| England School District | Lonoke County | 648 | $14,270 |
| Fountain Lake School District | Garland County | 1,349 | $14,258 |
| Centerpoint School District | Pike County | 974 | $14,239 |
| Hope School District | Hempstead County | 2,263 | $14,216 |
| Izard Co. Cons. School Dist. | Izard County | 648 | $14,037 |
| Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. | Pulaski County | 12,244 | $13,934 |
| Flippin School District | Marion County | 915 | $13,884 |
| Camden Fairview School Dist. | Ouachita County | 2,222 | $13,812 |
| Malvern School District | Hot Spring County | 1,831 | $13,806 |
| Lincoln School District | Washington County | 1,122 | $13,694 |
| Cutter-Morning Star Sch. Dist. | Garland County | 690 | $13,667 |
| Hampton School District | Calhoun County | 543 | $13,659 |
| Horatio School District | Sevier County | 694 | $13,638 |
| Two Rivers School District | Yell County | 783 | $13,635 |
| Mountain View School District | Stone County | 1,613 | $13,562 |
| Mammoth Spring School District | Fulton County | 508 | $13,492 |
| Bald Knob School District | White County | 1,106 | $13,408 |
| Greenland School District | Washington County | 767 | $13,379 |
| Magnolia School District | Columbia County | 2,662 | $13,374 |
| Mcgehee School District | Desha County | 1,098 | $13,341 |
| Marked Tree School District | Poinsett County | 530 | $13,304 |
| Newport School District | Jackson County | 1,268 | $13,298 |
| South Pike County School District | Pike County | 655 | $13,275 |
| Russellville School District | Pope County | 5,602 | $13,246 |
| Caddo Hills School District | Montgomery County | 589 | $13,221 |
| Westside School District | Johnson County | 629 | $13,181 |
| Danville School District | Yell County | 787 | $13,177 |
| Barton-Lexa School District | Phillips County | 674 | $13,148 |
| Hector School District | Pope County | 626 | $13,144 |
| Hazen School District | Prairie County | 556 | $13,138 |
| West Memphis School District | Crittenden County | 4,954 | $13,096 |
| Mena School District | Polk County | 1,745 | $13,089 |
| Fayetteville School District | Washington County | 10,560 | $13,085 |
| Rector School District | Clay County | 616 | $13,037 |
| Monticello School District | Drew County | 1,671 | $13,025 |
| Dierks School District | Howard County | 523 | $12,952 |
| N. Little Rock School District | Pulaski County | 8,200 | $12,919 |
| Carlisle School District | Lonoke County | 677 | $12,900 |
| Paris School District | Logan County | 1,083 | $12,879 |
| Dewitt School District | Arkansas County | 1,151 | $12,864 |
| Highland School District | Sharp County | 1,612 | $12,860 |
| Pangburn School District | White County | 753 | $12,842 |
| Cave City School District | Sharp County | 1,235 | $12,840 |
| East Poinsett Co. School Dist. | Poinsett County | 621 | $12,823 |
| El Dorado School District | Union County | 4,051 | $12,820 |
| Nettleton School District | Craighead County | 3,633 | $12,746 |
| Nemo Vista School District | Conway County | 538 | $12,738 |
| Ashdown School District | Little River County | 1,308 | $12,661 |
| Jessieville School District | Garland County | 846 | $12,634 |
| Magnet Cove School Dist. | Hot Spring County | 725 | $12,617 |
| Jonesboro School District | Craighead County | 6,709 | $12,604 |
| Buffalo is. Central Sch. Dist. | Craighead County | 731 | $12,594 |
| Decatur School District | Benton County | 619 | $12,528 |
| Berryville School District | Carroll County | 1,863 | $12,525 |
| Dequeen School District | Sevier County | 2,320 | $12,490 |
| Mountainburg School District | Crawford County | 660 | $12,486 |
| Riverview School District | White County | 1,144 | $12,484 |
| Clinton School District | Van Buren County | 1,338 | $12,478 |
| Gentry School District | Benton County | 1,617 | $12,477 |
| Harrison School District | Boone County | 2,774 | $12,466 |
| Fort Smith School District | Sebastian County | 14,291 | $12,459 |
| Lamar School District | Johnson County | 1,284 | $12,438 |
| Cleveland County School Dist. | Cleveland County | 739 | $12,406 |
| Bentonville School District | Benton County | 18,674 | $12,377 |
| Rose Bud School District | White County | 752 | $12,330 |
| Palestine-Wheatley Sch. Dist. | St. Francis County | 775 | $12,311 |
| Lake Hamilton School District | Garland County | 4,131 | $12,273 |
| Green Forest School District | Carroll County | 1,467 | $12,234 |
| Corning School District | Clay County | 832 | $12,224 |
| Mansfield School District | Scott County | 775 | $12,195 |
| Hoxie School District | Lawrence County | 868 | $12,158 |
| Springdale School District | Washington County | 22,745 | $12,146 |
| Clarksville School District | Johnson County | 2,525 | $12,127 |
| Perryville School District | Perry County | 904 | $12,122 |
| Yellville-Summit School Dist. | Marion County | 1,000 | $12,115 |
| Mountain Home School District | Baxter County | 3,914 | $12,093 |
| Melbourne School District | Izard County | 871 | $12,078 |
| Cotter School District | Baxter County | 728 | $12,023 |
| So. Conway Co. School District | Conway County | 2,459 | $12,020 |
| Mccrory School District | Woodruff County | 574 | $12,017 |
| Estem High Charter | Pulaski County | 2,890 | $11,992 |
| Star City School District | Lincoln County | 1,432 | $11,987 |
| Paragould School District | Greene County | 3,217 | $11,979 |
| Marion School District | Crittenden County | 3,902 | $11,956 |
| West Fork School District | Washington County | 872 | $11,904 |
| Smackover School District | Union County | 1,161 | $11,892 |
| Lisa Academy Charter | Pulaski County | 3,769 | $11,869 |
| Glen Rose School District | Hot Spring County | 985 | $11,857 |
| Dardanelle School District | Yell County | 2,064 | $11,855 |
| Atkins School District | Pope County | 989 | $11,804 |
| Harmony Grove School District | Ouachita County | 915 | $11,801 |
| Wynne School District | Cross County | 2,484 | $11,785 |
| Ozark School District | Franklin County | 1,777 | $11,777 |
| Dover School District | Pope County | 1,254 | $11,773 |
| Prescott School District | Nevada County | 938 | $11,770 |
| Bay School District | Craighead County | 562 | $11,726 |
| Conway School District | Faulkner County | 10,251 | $11,689 |
| Drew Central School District | Drew County | 1,262 | $11,666 |
| Waldron School District | Scott County | 1,576 | $11,634 |
| Marmaduke School District | Greene County | 717 | $11,619 |
| Gravette School District | Benton County | 2,076 | $11,608 |
| Jackson Co. School District | Jackson County | 937 | $11,605 |
| Nashville School District | Howard County | 1,931 | $11,591 |
| Huntsville School District | Madison County | 2,339 | $11,577 |
| East End School District | Perry County | 667 | $11,570 |
| Ouachita River School District | Polk County | 799 | $11,567 |
| Stuttgart School District | Arkansas County | 1,593 | $11,556 |
| Lonoke School District | Lonoke County | 1,603 | $11,547 |
| Rogers School District | Benton County | 15,964 | $11,519 |
| Siloam Springs School District | Benton County | 4,612 | $11,504 |
| Emerson-Taylor School District | Columbia County | 1,171 | $11,503 |
| Mt. Vernon/Enola School Dist. | Faulkner County | 558 | $11,486 |
| Lakeside School District | Garland County | 3,466 | $11,458 |
| Crossett School District | Ashley County | 1,654 | $11,417 |
| Lavaca School District | Sebastian County | 837 | $11,391 |
| Hamburg School District | Ashley County | 1,691 | $11,386 |
| Van Buren School District | Crawford County | 5,911 | $11,315 |
| Junction City School District | Union County | 702 | $11,302 |
| Gosnell School District | Mississippi County | 1,173 | $11,295 |
| Benton County School of Arts | Benton County | 1,090 | $11,292 |
| Riverside School District | Craighead County | 774 | $11,289 |
| Alma School District | Crawford County | 3,143 | $11,279 |
| Valley Springs School District | Boone County | 852 | $11,271 |
| Jacksonville North Pulaski School District | Pulaski County | 4,517 | $11,264 |
| Greene Co. Tech School Dist. | Greene County | 3,652 | $11,247 |
| Greenwood School District | Sebastian County | 3,956 | $11,216 |
| Des Arc School District | Prairie County | 636 | $11,189 |
| Genoa Central School District | Miller County | 1,183 | $11,174 |
| Maynard School District | Randolph County | 583 | $11,154 |
| Manila School District | Mississippi County | 1,076 | $11,139 |
| Hackett School District | Sebastian County | 820 | $11,129 |
| Cross County School District | Cross County | 697 | $11,062 |
| Lawrence County School District | Lawrence County | 1,042 | $11,012 |
| Salem School District | Fulton County | 876 | $10,982 |
| Booneville School District | Logan County | 1,344 | $10,908 |
| Piggott School District | Clay County | 849 | $10,899 |
| County Line School District | Franklin County | 565 | $10,874 |
| Sloan-Hendrix School Dist. | Lawrence County | 805 | $10,845 |
| Westside Cons. School District | Craighead County | 1,824 | $10,800 |
| Cabot School District | Lonoke County | 10,696 | $10,792 |
| Fouke School District | Miller County | 1,155 | $10,769 |
| Woodlawn School District | Cleveland County | 573 | $10,759 |
| Searcy School District | White County | 4,003 | $10,718 |
| Poyen School District | Grant County | 508 | $10,648 |
| Heber Springs School District | Cleburne County | 1,620 | $10,613 |
| Harmony Grove School District | Saline County | 1,244 | $10,605 |
| Bismarck School District | Hot Spring County | 1,020 | $10,540 |
| Quitman School District | Cleburne County | 882 | $10,511 |
| Trumann School District | Poinsett County | 1,573 | $10,507 |
| Academics Plus Charter School | Pulaski County | 1,825 | $10,462 |
| Spring Hill School District | Hempstead County | 621 | $10,446 |
| Vilonia School District | Faulkner County | 3,053 | $10,431 |
| Pocahontas School District | Randolph County | 2,004 | $10,423 |
| Charleston School District | Franklin County | 889 | $10,417 |
| Parkers Chapel School Dist. | Union County | 846 | $10,405 |
| Valley View School District | Craighead County | 2,994 | $10,395 |
| White Hall School District | Jefferson County | 3,028 | $10,377 |
| Bergman School District | Boone County | 1,124 | $10,364 |
| Pottsville School District | Pope County | 1,856 | $10,324 |
| White Co. Central School Dist. | White County | 899 | $10,311 |
| Pea Ridge School District | Benton County | 2,494 | $10,296 |
| Arkadelphia School District | Clark County | 1,913 | $10,265 |
| Elkins School District | Washington County | 1,404 | $10,168 |
| Beebe School District | White County | 3,394 | $10,124 |
| Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas | Benton County | 1,551 | $10,122 |
| Sheridan School District | Grant County | 4,325 | $10,080 |
| Greenbrier School District | Faulkner County | 3,862 | $10,075 |
| Brookland School District | Craighead County | 3,060 | $10,055 |
| Southside School District | Independence County | 2,234 | $10,049 |
| Bryant School District | Saline County | 9,766 | $10,006 |
| Batesville School District | Independence County | 3,469 | $10,000 |
| Prairie Grove School District | Washington County | 2,207 | $9,989 |
| Bauxite School District | Saline County | 1,659 | $9,975 |
| Mayflower School District | Faulkner County | 1,045 | $9,849 |
| Ouachita School District | Hot Spring County | 550 | $9,707 |
| Haas Hall Academy | Washington County | 1,248 | $9,697 |
| Farmington School District | Washington County | 2,685 | $9,670 |
| Benton School District | Saline County | 5,904 | $9,367 |
| Arkansas Virtual Academy | Pulaski County | 3,733 | $8,980 |
| Arkansas Connections Academy | Benton County | 3,231 | $8,729 |
Source: NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education (TCURELSC) over fall membership (V33).
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