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Magnolia School District

Magnolia, Arkansas · Public school district · #44 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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2,505

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$11,632

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 10% above the Arkansas median

14.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Magnolia School District is a public school district based in Magnolia, Arkansas, serving 2,505 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #44 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 501 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $11,632 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.

How Magnolia compares

MagnoliaArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$11,632

Arkansas median $10,583 · 10% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,407

Arkansas median $5,905 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Students per school501

Arkansas median 479 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.0

Arkansas median 12.7 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor313

Arkansas median 365 · 14% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$35.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 23%State 46%Local 31%

Measure	Magnolia	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$11,632	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,407	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$38.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$35.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	179	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	391	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.0	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	313	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
Pea Ridge School DistrictPea Ridge	2,670	5	$9,594	16.7	#43
Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia · this district	2,505	5	$11,632	14.0	#44
Clarksville School DistrictClarksville	2,504	6	$11,967	15.0	#45
Wynne School DistrictWynne	2,382	4	$10,343	11.0	#46
De Queen School DistrictDe Queen	2,365	5	$13,309	12.6	#47

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
AuburnAuburn, MA	2,506	$16,427	13.2
Batavia LocalBatavia, OH	2,505	$10,928	17.5
FoxboroughFoxborough, MA	2,504	$21,608	11.5
South Eastern School DistrictFawn Grove, PA	2,504	$19,835	11.6

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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