Gravette School District
Gravette School District is a public school district based in Gravette, Arkansas, serving 2,133 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #53 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 54% of them. Its schools average 533 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,505 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.9 students per teacher.
How Gravette compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gravette | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,505 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,371 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $22.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 165 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 340 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.9 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 356 | 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 · this district | 2,133 | 4 | $10,505 | 12.9 | #53 |
| Dardanelle School DistrictDardanelle | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Pike SchoolsSummit, MS | 2,135 | $9,541 | 13.9 |
| Malone Central School DistrictMalone, NY | 2,134 | $21,868 | 9.6 |
| PortsmouthPortsmouth, RI | 2,134 | $17,802 | 12.1 |
| Bridgeport ISDBridgeport, TX | 2,133 | $11,994 | 14.3 |
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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