Lonoke School District
Lonoke School District is a public school district based in Lonoke, Arkansas, serving 1,524 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #75 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 34% of them. Its schools average 381 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,633 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.
How Lonoke compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Lonoke | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,633 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,387 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $20.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 119 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 252 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 305 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watson Chapel School DistrictPine Bluff | 1,552 | 4 | $10,617 | 10.9 | #74 |
| Lonoke School DistrictLonoke · this district | 1,524 | 4 | $10,633 | 12.8 | #75 |
| Trumann School DistrictTrumann | 1,507 | 4 | $11,173 | 15.4 | #76 |
| Highland School DistrictHardy | 1,499 | 3 | $10,944 | 10.7 | #77 |
| Waldron School DistrictWaldron | 1,493 | 4 | $10,619 | 10.8 | #78 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Forest School District 163Park Forest, IL | 1,524 | $23,697 | 12.9 |
| Essexville-Hampton Public SchoolsEssexville, MI | 1,523 | $10,914 | 15.2 |
| Maplewood-Richmond HeightsMaplewood, MO | 1,523 | $14,652 | 11.8 |
| Rensselaer Central School CorporationRensselaer, IN | 1,522 | $12,943 | 14.5 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ar-lonoke-school-district