Ozark School District
Ozark School District is a public school district based in Ozark, Arkansas, serving 1,673 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #68 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 40% of them. Its schools average 418 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,985 per student on day-to-day operations, 6% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 12.6 students per teacher.
How Ozark compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Ozark | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,985 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,982 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $18.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $19.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 133 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 278 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.6 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 335 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauxite School DistrictBauxite | 1,717 | 4 | $9,050 | 14.1 | #65 |
| Mena School DistrictMena | 1,703 | 5 | $10,516 | 9.7 | #66 |
| Hamburg School DistrictHamburg | 1,697 | 5 | $10,450 | 14.4 | #67 |
| Ozark School DistrictOzark · this district | 1,673 | 4 | $9,985 | 12.6 | #68 |
| Crossett School DistrictCrossett | 1,620 | 3 | $10,456 | 16.0 | #69 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence County School DistrictMonticello, MS | 1,674 | $10,293 | 11.5 |
| Knox Community School CorporationKnox, IN | 1,673 | $9,137 | 14.4 |
| Bullock Creek School DistrictMidland, MI | 1,673 | $11,912 | 16.7 |
| Oconto Falls Public School DistrictOconto Falls, WI | 1,673 | $13,393 | 13.1 |
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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