Ashdown School District
Ashdown School District is a public school district based in Ashdown, Arkansas, serving 1,281 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #85 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 25% of them. Its schools average 427 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,397 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.9 students per teacher.
How Ashdown compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ashdown | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,397 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,280 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $16.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $17.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 117 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 229 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.9 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 320 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blytheville School DistrictBlytheville | 1,295 | 5 | $12,762 | 13.4 | #84 |
| Ashdown School DistrictAshdown · this district | 1,281 | 3 | $10,397 | 10.9 | #85 |
| Emerson Taylor Bradley School DistrictTaylor | 1,280 | 6 | $10,591 | 9.6 | #86 |
| HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)Benton | 1,269 | 4 | $9,125 | 11.2 | #87 |
| Drew Central School DistrictMonticello | 1,262 | 3 | $9,500 | 15.2 | #88 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville CUSD 1Carlinville, IL | 1,282 | $13,691 | 13.8 |
| Carmi-White County CUSD 5Carmi, IL | 1,282 | $13,913 | 12.7 |
| Regional School District 18Old Lyme, CT | 1,281 | $27,474 | 10.9 |
| Southampton Union Free School DistrictSouthampton, NY | 1,281 | $46,041 | 8.0 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ar-ashdown-school-district