Paragould School District
Paragould School District is a public school district based in Paragould, Arkansas, serving 3,166 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #35 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 70% of them. Its schools average 452 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,883 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 13.9 students per teacher.
How Paragould compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Paragould | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,883 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,441 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $42.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $40.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 228 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 639 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.9 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 352 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brookland School DistrictBrookland | 3,213 | 5 | $8,681 | 15.1 | #34 |
| Paragould School DistrictParagould · this district | 3,166 | 7 | $9,883 | 13.9 | #35 |
| Alma School DistrictAlma | 3,092 | 4 | $9,776 | 12.0 | #36 |
| White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall | 3,046 | 6 | $11,131 | 12.7 | #37 |
| Farmington School DistrictFarmington | 2,987 | 6 | $8,887 | 13.7 | #38 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Thomas IndependentFort Thomas, KY | 3,170 | $11,629 | 16.4 |
| Plymouth Community School CorporationPlymouth, IN | 3,168 | $9,426 | 14.0 |
| School Town of HighlandHighland, IN | 3,165 | $8,582 | 20.7 |
| Hauppauge Union Free School DistrictHauppauge, NY | 3,165 | $31,522 | 9.9 |
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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