Mountain View School District
Mountain View School District is a public school district based in Mountain View, Arkansas, serving 1,569 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #73 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 36% of them. Its schools average 224 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $11,748 per student on day-to-day operations, 11% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 8.3 students per teacher.
How Mountain View compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Mountain View | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,748 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,285 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 188 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 334 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 8.3 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 392 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monticello School DistrictMonticello | 1,602 | 4 | $11,288 | 13.1 | #71 |
| Stuttgart School DistrictStuttgart | 1,584 | 4 | $10,267 | 14.3 | #72 |
| Mountain View School DistrictMountain View · this district | 1,569 | 7 | $11,748 | 8.3 | #73 |
| Watson Chapel School DistrictPine Bluff | 1,552 | 4 | $10,617 | 10.9 | #74 |
| Lonoke School DistrictLonoke | 1,524 | 4 | $10,633 | 12.8 | #75 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Sonoma County Union HighSebastopol, CA | 1,570 | $16,079 | 18.5 |
| Mundelein ESD 75Mundelein, IL | 1,570 | $17,950 | 13.7 |
| Saranac Central School DistrictDannemora, NY | 1,569 | $20,724 | 11.7 |
| Lake LocalMillbury, OH | 1,569 | $11,558 | 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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ar-mountain-view-school-district