Russellville School District
Russellville School District is a public school district based in Russellville, Arkansas, serving 5,591 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #15 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 559 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $11,680 per student on day-to-day operations, 10% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 13.5 students per teacher.
How Russellville compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Russellville | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $11,680 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,594 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $67.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $73.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 415 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 875 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.5 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 349 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro School DistrictJonesboro | 6,762 | 11 | $11,204 | 15.8 | #12 |
| Benton School DistrictBenton | 5,806 | 8 | $8,707 | 14.9 | #13 |
| Van Buren School DistrictVan Buren | 5,703 | 11 | $10,923 | 13.6 | #14 |
| Russellville School DistrictRussellville · this district | 5,591 | 10 | $11,680 | 13.5 | #15 |
| Siloam Springs School DistrictSiloam Springs | 4,702 | 6 | $10,593 | 15.7 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tulare Joint Union HighTulare, CA | 5,598 | $14,279 | 20.7 |
| Arlington School DistrictArlington, WA | 5,588 | $15,017 | 19.1 |
| Perrysburg Exempted VillagePerrysburg, OH | 5,584 | $12,062 | 17.6 |
| Greenville ISDGreenville, TX | 5,583 | $9,773 | 15.1 |
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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