District profile / Arkansas

Lawrence County School District

Walnut Ridge, Arkansas · Public school district · #107 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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1,067

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,692

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Arkansas median

10.6

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Lawrence County School District is a public school district based in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, serving 1,067 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #107 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 5% of them. Its schools average 534 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,692 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 10.6 students per teacher.

How Lawrence County compares

Lawrence CountyArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,692

Arkansas median $10,583 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,499

Arkansas median $5,905 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Students per school534

Arkansas median 479 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.6

Arkansas median 12.7 · 17% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor356

Arkansas median 365 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$11.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 17%State 47%Local 37%

Measure	Lawrence County	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,692	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,499	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$13.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$11.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	101	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	178	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.6	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Manila School DistrictManila	1,077	2	$10,192	14.0	#105
Harrisburg School DistrictHarrisburg	1,070	3	$12,944	12.4	#106
Lawrence County School DistrictWalnut Ridge · this district	1,067	2	$9,692	10.6	#107
Bald Knob School DistrictBald Knob	1,059	3	$10,372	9.9	#108
Yellville Summit School DistrictYellville	1,041	3	$9,919	8.1	#109

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Dooly CountyVienna, GA	1,067	$13,495	13.9
HoltonHolton, KS	1,067	$17,656	13.2
Canton Central School DistrictCanton, NY	1,067	$22,412	11.7
Early ISDEarly, TX	1,067	$12,105	11.1

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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