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Pulaski County Special School District

Little Rock, Arkansas · Public school district · #6 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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12,368

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$13,220

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 25% above the Arkansas median

13.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Pulaski County Special School District is a public school district based in Little Rock, Arkansas, serving 12,368 students in 25 schools. By enrollment it ranks #6 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 495 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $13,220 per student on day-to-day operations, 25% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 13.4 students per teacher.

How Pulaski County Special compares

Pulaski County SpecialArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$13,220

Arkansas median $10,583 · 25% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$6,710

Arkansas median $5,905 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school495

Arkansas median 479 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.4

Arkansas median 12.7 · 6% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor275

Arkansas median 365 · 25% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$169.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 19%Local 70%

Measure	Pulaski County Special	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$13,220	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$6,710	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$180.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$169.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	922	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,314	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.4	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	275	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
Fort Smith School DistrictFort Smith	14,045	26	$11,493	14.1	#5
Pulaski County Special School DistrictLittle Rock · this district	12,368	25	$13,220	13.4	#6
Cabot School DistrictCabot	10,672	17	$9,639	16.0	#7
Fayetteville School DistrictFayetteville	10,291	17	$11,435	14.5	#8
Conway School DistrictConway	10,212	17	$10,432	16.0	#9

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Higley Unified School District (4248)Gilbert, AZ	12,387	$8,091	16.6
Upper Darby School DistrictUpper Darby, PA	12,356	$13,933	13.7
Natrona County School District #1Casper, WY	12,352	$16,847	14.0
Clover Park School DistrictLakewood, WA	12,345	$16,025	15.6

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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