Pine Bluff School District
Pine Bluff School District is a public school district based in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, serving 2,896 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #41 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 64% of them. Its schools average 414 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $12,351 per student on day-to-day operations, 17% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Pine Bluff compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Pine Bluff | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,351 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,417 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $40.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $42.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 213 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 527 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 322 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall | 3,046 | 6 | $11,131 | 12.7 | #37 |
| Farmington School DistrictFarmington | 2,987 | 6 | $8,887 | 13.7 | #38 |
| Valley View School DistrictJonesboro | 2,975 | 4 | $9,128 | 14.2 | #39 |
| Vilonia School DistrictVilonia | 2,963 | 6 | $9,911 | 15.0 | #40 |
| Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff · this district | 2,896 | 7 | $12,351 | 13.6 | #41 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revere LocalRichfield, OH | 2,898 | $13,990 | 18.6 |
| San Juan DistrictBlanding, UT | 2,897 | $14,905 | 16.2 |
| Daniel Boone Area School DistrictBirdsboro, PA | 2,896 | $15,741 | 12.5 |
| Windsor C-1Imperial, MO | 2,894 | $9,220 | 13.9 |
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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