Greenwood School District
Greenwood School District is a public school district based in Greenwood, Arkansas, serving 3,930 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 81% of them. Its schools average 786 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,790 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Greenwood compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Greenwood | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,790 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,602 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $38.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $43.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 292 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 578 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 437 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hamilton School DistrictPearcy | 3,945 | 6 | $10,456 | 14.5 | #21 |
| Greenwood School DistrictGreenwood · this district | 3,930 | 5 | $9,790 | 13.5 | #22 |
| El Dorado School DistrictEl Dorado | 3,921 | 6 | $11,030 | 12.5 | #23 |
| Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro | 3,910 | 8 | $10,891 | 13.1 | #24 |
| Marion School DistrictMarion | 3,888 | 6 | $10,153 | 14.4 | #25 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral County SchoolsKeyser, WV | 3,931 | $12,344 | 12.9 |
| Troy CityTroy, OH | 3,929 | $12,245 | 16.8 |
| Lindsay UnifiedLindsay, CA | 3,928 | $16,239 | 21.3 |
| Bladen County SchoolsElizabethtown, NC | 3,928 | $12,664 | 17.1 |
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.
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