Green Forest School District
Green Forest School District is a public school district based in Green Forest, Arkansas, serving 1,425 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #82 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 28% of them. Its schools average 475 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,507 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 9.8 students per teacher.
How Green Forest compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Green Forest | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,507 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,816 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $15.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 145 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 286 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 9.8 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron School DistrictWaldron | 1,493 | 4 | $10,619 | 10.8 | #78 |
| Elkins School DistrictElkins | 1,462 | 4 | $9,214 | 12.4 | #79 |
| Star City School DistrictStar City | 1,460 | 3 | $10,676 | 14.0 | #80 |
| Warren School DistrictWarren | 1,440 | 5 | $11,131 | 12.5 | #81 |
| Green Forest School DistrictGreen Forest · this district | 1,425 | 3 | $10,507 | 9.8 | #82 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale Joint UnifiedRiverdale, CA | 1,426 | $15,706 | 16.8 |
| Dunellen Public School DistrictDunellen, NJ | 1,425 | $17,036 | 11.4 |
| Coventry LocalCoventry Township, OH | 1,425 | $12,802 | 15.3 |
| East Allegheny School DistrictNorth Versailles, PA | 1,425 | $18,111 | 13.0 |
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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