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Pottsville School District

Pottsville, Arkansas · Public school district · #60 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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1,838

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,147

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Arkansas median

10.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Pottsville School District is a public school district based in Pottsville, Arkansas, serving 1,838 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #60 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 47% of them. Its schools average 460 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,147 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 10.4 students per teacher.

How Pottsville compares

PottsvilleArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,147

Arkansas median $10,583 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,863

Arkansas median $5,905 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school460

Arkansas median 479 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.4

Arkansas median 12.7 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor460

Arkansas median 365 · 26% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$19.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 12%State 63%Local 25%

Measure	Pottsville	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,147	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,863	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$18.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$19.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	176	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	323	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.4	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	460	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
Arkadelphia School DistrictArkadelphia	1,877	3	$9,626	12.7	#58
Malvern School DistrictMalvern	1,876	4	$11,712	12.1	#59
Pottsville School DistrictPottsville · this district	1,838	4	$9,147	10.4	#60
WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)Jonesboro	1,817	3	$9,098	14.2	#61
Berryville School DistrictBerryville	1,797	4	$11,703	10.5	#62

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Milan Area SchoolsMilan, MI	1,839	$12,159	14.7
Sharon City School DistrictSharon, PA	1,839	$15,281	9.8
NorthbridgeWhitinsville, MA	1,838	$17,794	12.9
Yough School DistrictHerminie, PA	1,838	$14,942	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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