Alma School District
Alma School District is a public school district based in Alma, Arkansas, serving 3,092 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 69% of them. Its schools average 773 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,776 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.
How Alma compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Alma | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,776 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,721 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $34.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $36.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 258 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 495 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.0 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 442 | 365 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Arkansas median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Arkansas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookland School DistrictBrookland | 3,213 | 5 | $8,681 | 15.1 | #34 |
| Paragould School DistrictParagould | 3,166 | 7 | $9,883 | 13.9 | #35 |
| Alma School DistrictAlma · this district | 3,092 | 4 | $9,776 | 12.0 | #36 |
| White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall | 3,046 | 6 | $11,131 | 12.7 | #37 |
| Farmington School DistrictFarmington | 2,987 | 6 | $8,887 | 13.7 | #38 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kankakee Valley School CorporationWheatfield, IN | 3,093 | $9,373 | 14.9 |
| La Vega ISDWaco, TX | 3,093 | $11,294 | 15.1 |
| Avon School DistrictAvon, CT | 3,092 | $21,534 | 12.5 |
| Rincon Valley Union ElementarySanta Rosa, CA | 3,091 | $14,780 | 19.6 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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