Conway School District
Conway School District is a public school district based in Conway, Arkansas, serving 10,212 students in 17 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 93% of them. Its schools average 601 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,432 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 16.0 students per teacher.
How Conway compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Conway | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,432 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,012 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $116.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $120.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 639 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,489 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.0 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 378 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Special School DistrictLittle Rock | 12,368 | 25 | $13,220 | 13.4 | #6 |
| Cabot School DistrictCabot | 10,672 | 17 | $9,639 | 16.0 | #7 |
| Fayetteville School DistrictFayetteville | 10,291 | 17 | $11,435 | 14.5 | #8 |
| Conway School DistrictConway · this district | 10,212 | 17 | $10,432 | 16.0 | #9 |
| Bryant School DistrictBryant | 9,827 | 12 | $9,678 | 16.5 | #10 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perth Amboy Public School DistrictPerth Amboy, NJ | 10,220 | $22,460 | 13.3 |
| Palo Alto UnifiedPalo Alto, CA | 10,209 | $24,917 | 17.1 |
| Bradley CountyCleveland, TN | 10,202 | $9,788 | n/a |
| Plainfield Public School DistrictPlainfield, NJ | 10,195 | $17,472 | 13.6 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ar-conway-school-district