De Queen School District
De Queen School District is a public school district based in De Queen, Arkansas, serving 2,365 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #47 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 59% of them. Its schools average 473 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $13,309 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.
How De Queen compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | De Queen | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,309 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,075 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $34.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 187 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 359 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 338 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wynne School DistrictWynne | 2,382 | 4 | $10,343 | 11.0 | #46 |
| De Queen School DistrictDe Queen · this district | 2,365 | 5 | $13,309 | 12.6 | #47 |
| South Conway County School DistrictMorrilton | 2,332 | 5 | $10,582 | 9.1 | #48 |
| Huntsville School DistrictHuntsville | 2,287 | 6 | $10,756 | 11.3 | #49 |
| Prairie Grove School DistrictPrairie Grove | 2,259 | 4 | $8,817 | 13.9 | #50 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Grove ISDTexarkana, TX | 2,366 | $10,449 | 13.8 |
| Jersey CUSD 100Jerseyville, IL | 2,365 | $14,264 | 15.1 |
| Moriarty-EdgewoodMoriarty, NM | 2,365 | $12,275 | 13.3 |
| Whitnall School DistrictGreenfield, WI | 2,364 | $12,233 | 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.
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