Batesville School District
Batesville School District is a public school district based in Batesville, Arkansas, serving 3,513 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #32 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 72% of them. Its schools average 703 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,194 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Batesville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Batesville | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,194 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,803 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $35.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 219 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 600 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 439 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Springs School DistrictHot Springs | 3,576 | 6 | $13,044 | 14.6 | #29 |
| Greene County Tech School DistrictParagould | 3,550 | 6 | $9,953 | 14.1 | #30 |
| LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)Hot Springs | 3,538 | 5 | $10,044 | 14.2 | #31 |
| Batesville School DistrictBatesville · this district | 3,513 | 5 | $9,194 | 16.0 | #32 |
| Beebe School DistrictBeebe | 3,392 | 5 | $9,677 | 12.4 | #33 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saraland CitySaraland, AL | 3,514 | $10,664 | 17.7 |
| Calhoun County ISDPort Lavaca, TX | 3,514 | $11,298 | 14.8 |
| Bainbridge Island School DistrictBainbridge Island, WA | 3,514 | $15,804 | 18.0 |
| East Syracuse Minoa Central School DistrictEast Syracuse, NY | 3,512 | $22,852 | 13.0 |
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-batesville-school-district