Pea Ridge School District
Pea Ridge School District is a public school district based in Pea Ridge, Arkansas, serving 2,670 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #43 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 534 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,594 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 16.7 students per teacher.
How Pea Ridge compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pea Ridge | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $9,594 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $4,946 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.2 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $27.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 160 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 436 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 16.7 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 381 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff | 2,896 | 7 | $12,351 | 13.6 | #41 |
| Harrison School DistrictHarrison | 2,739 | 5 | $10,549 | 11.4 | #42 |
| Pea Ridge School DistrictPea Ridge · this district | 2,670 | 5 | $9,594 | 16.7 | #43 |
| Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia | 2,505 | 5 | $11,632 | 14.0 | #44 |
| Clarksville School DistrictClarksville | 2,504 | 6 | $11,967 | 15.0 | #45 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bangor Area School DistrictBangor, PA | 2,672 | $16,571 | 13.5 |
| Fruitport Community SchoolsFruitport, MI | 2,671 | $12,359 | 17.2 |
| Marysville Public SchoolsMarysville, MI | 2,671 | $9,121 | 19.8 |
| Falls Church City Public SchoolsFalls Church, VA | 2,671 | $20,292 | 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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