Mountain Home School District
Mountain Home School District is a public school district based in Mountain Home, Arkansas, serving 3,817 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 76% of them. Its schools average 636 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,890 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 14.3 students per teacher.
How Mountain Home compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mountain Home | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,890 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,782 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $44.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 267 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 564 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.3 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 294 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro | 3,910 | 8 | $10,891 | 13.1 | #24 |
| Marion School DistrictMarion | 3,888 | 6 | $10,153 | 14.4 | #25 |
| Greenbrier School DistrictGreenbrier | 3,858 | 7 | $9,559 | 16.3 | #26 |
| Texarkana School DistrictTexarkana | 3,830 | 8 | $12,228 | 11.6 | #27 |
| Mountain Home School DistrictMountain Home · this district | 3,817 | 6 | $9,890 | 14.3 | #28 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Creek Unified District (4244)Scottsdale, AZ | 3,821 | $9,179 | 17.8 |
| Cutler-Orosi Joint UnifiedOrosi, CA | 3,815 | $14,557 | 19.4 |
| Hinsdale Twp HSD 86Hinsdale, IL | 3,815 | $27,829 | 12.8 |
| MelroseMelrose, MA | 3,815 | $15,028 | 13.7 |
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-mountain-home-school-district