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Smackover Norphlet School District

Smackover, Arkansas · Public school district · #96 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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1,208

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,823

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Arkansas median

10.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Smackover Norphlet School District is a public school district based in Smackover, Arkansas, serving 1,208 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #96 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 15% of them. Its schools average 403 students each, fewer than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,823 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.2 students per teacher.

How Smackover Norphlet compares

Smackover NorphletArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,823

Arkansas median $10,583 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,983

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

Students per school403

Arkansas median 479 · 16% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.2

Arkansas median 12.7 · 20% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor604

Arkansas median 365 · 65% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$13.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 45%Local 39%

Measure	Smackover Norphlet	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,823	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,983	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$13.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$13.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	119	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	210	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.2	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	604	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
Gosnell School DistrictBlytheville	1,215	2	$10,992	12.5	#94
Genoa Central School DistrictTexarkana	1,213	4	$9,285	11.8	#95
Smackover Norphlet School DistrictSmackover · this district	1,208	3	$10,823	10.2	#96
Rivercrest School DistrictWilson	1,205	3	$12,029	11.2	#97
Dover School DistrictDover	1,205	3	$10,592	8.4	#98

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
ZuniZuni, NM	1,209	$16,814	12.1
Washington Public SchoolsWashington, OK	1,208	$8,528	15.1
Quitman ISDQuitman, TX	1,208	$11,596	11.5
Doddridge County SchoolsWest Union, WV	1,208	$23,302	11.8

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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