District profile / Arkansas
Rogers School District
15,604
Students
2024-25 school year
22
Schools
2024-25 school year
$10,744
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Arkansas median
13.5
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7
Rogers School District is a public school district based in Rogers, Arkansas, serving 15,604 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 97% of them. Its schools average 709 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,744 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher. We've matched 3 news stories to the district.
How Rogers compares
RogersArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending and staffing
Where the money comes from$199.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 12%State 37%Local 51%
| Measure | Rogers | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,744 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,174 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $214.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $199.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,156 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,201 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 363 | 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.
Leadership
Moves tracker →In the news
3 stories matchedLeadership
Rogers School Board president: District likely to retain Texas consulting firm following lawsuit mediation
Leadership
Rogers School District awaits results of Friday mediation hearing, likely to determine fate of superintendent search firm contract
Leadership
Rogers Public Schools selects consulting firm for superintendent search, pushes block scheduling decision
Peer districts in Arkansas
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Rock School DistrictLittle Rock | 21,086 | 38 | $13,988 | 15.0 | #2 |
| Bentonville School DistrictBentonville | 19,575 | 24 | $10,617 | 14.5 | #3 |
| Rogers School DistrictRogers · this district | 15,604 | 22 | $10,744 | 13.5 | #4 |
| Fort Smith School DistrictFort Smith | 14,045 | 26 | $11,493 | 14.1 | #5 |
| Pulaski County Special School DistrictLittle Rock | 12,368 | 25 | $13,220 | 13.4 | #6 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conejo Valley UnifiedThousand Oaks, CA | 15,724 | $11,901 | 20.9 |
| Wicomico County Public SchoolsSalisbury, MD | 15,582 | $16,737 | 12.7 |
| Citrus CountyInverness, FL | 15,531 | $10,065 | 16.9 |
| Yakima School DistrictYakima, WA | 15,488 | $15,025 | 17.7 |
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.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ar-rogers-school-district