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Arkadelphia School District

Arkadelphia, Arkansas · Public school district · #58 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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1,877

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,626

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Arkansas median

12.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Arkadelphia School District is a public school district based in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, serving 1,877 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #58 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 49% of them. Its schools average 626 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,626 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 12.7 students per teacher.

How Arkadelphia compares

ArkadelphiaArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,626

Arkansas median $10,583 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,210

Arkansas median $5,905 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Students per school626

Arkansas median 479 · 31% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.7

Arkansas median 12.7 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor375

Arkansas median 365 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$22.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 14%State 41%Local 45%

Measure	Arkadelphia	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,626	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,210	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$18.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$22.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	148	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	260	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.7	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	375	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Arkadelphia School DistrictArkadelphia · this district	1,877	3	$9,626	12.7	#58
Malvern School DistrictMalvern	1,876	4	$11,712	12.1	#59
Pottsville School DistrictPottsville	1,838	4	$9,147	10.4	#60
WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)Jonesboro	1,817	3	$9,098	14.2	#61
Berryville School DistrictBerryville	1,797	4	$11,703	10.5	#62

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Murphysboro CUSD 186Murphysboro, IL	1,877	$17,807	13.1
Pennfield SchoolsBattle Creek, MI	1,877	$11,089	18.8
Jordan Public School DistrictJordan, MN	1,877	$11,153	15.8
Niles CityNiles, OH	1,877	$12,617	14.9

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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