Dardanelle School District
Dardanelle School District is a public school district based in Dardanelle, Arkansas, serving 2,116 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #54 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 529 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,346 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.
How Dardanelle compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dardanelle | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,346 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,974 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $24.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 182 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 351 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 423 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hope School DistrictHope | 2,212 | 6 | $10,583 | 10.8 | #51 |
| SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence)Southside | 2,193 | 4 | $8,717 | 12.8 | #52 |
| Gravette School DistrictGravette | 2,133 | 4 | $10,505 | 12.9 | #53 |
| Dardanelle School DistrictDardanelle · this district | 2,116 | 4 | $10,346 | 11.6 | #54 |
| Forrest City School DistrictForrest City | 2,078 | 5 | $11,215 | 13.6 | #55 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Gibson School CorporationFort Branch, IN | 2,118 | $9,931 | 16.4 |
| RSU 22Hampden, ME | 2,118 | $15,009 | 13.1 |
| Lansingburgh Central School DistrictTroy, NY | 2,117 | $19,500 | 9.9 |
| Nyssa School District 26Nyssa, OR | 2,117 | $14,664 | 26.1 |
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-dardanelle-school-district