Blytheville School District
Blytheville School District is a public school district based in Blytheville, Arkansas, serving 1,295 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #84 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 259 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $12,762 per student on day-to-day operations, 21% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.
How Blytheville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Blytheville | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,762 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,852 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $26.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 97 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 228 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.4 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 259 | 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 · this district | 1,295 | 5 | $12,762 | 13.4 | #84 |
| Ashdown School DistrictAshdown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair Grove R-XFair Grove, MO | 1,296 | $8,955 | 15.2 |
| Chariton Community School DistrictChariton, IA | 1,295 | $11,694 | 14.4 |
| Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictSouthwick, MA | 1,295 | $18,865 | 11.1 |
| Forsyth R-IIIForsyth, MO | 1,295 | $10,953 | 12.7 |
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-blytheville-school-district