District profile / Arkansas

South Conway County School District

Morrilton, Arkansas · Public school district · #48 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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2,332

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$10,582

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Arkansas median

9.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

South Conway County School District is a public school district based in Morrilton, Arkansas, serving 2,332 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #48 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 466 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,582 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 9.1 students per teacher.

How South Conway County compares

South Conway CountyArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$10,582

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

Instruction spending per student$5,405

Arkansas median $5,905 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Students per school466

Arkansas median 479 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher9.1

Arkansas median 12.7 · 28% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor333

Arkansas median 365 · 9% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$31.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 16%State 48%Local 36%

Measure	South Conway County	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$10,582	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,405	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$29.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$31.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	255	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	479	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	9.1	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	333	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
Wynne School DistrictWynne	2,382	4	$10,343	11.0	#46
De Queen School DistrictDe Queen	2,365	5	$13,309	12.6	#47
South Conway County School DistrictMorrilton · this district	2,332	5	$10,582	9.1	#48
Huntsville School DistrictHuntsville	2,287	6	$10,756	11.3	#49
Prairie Grove School DistrictPrairie Grove	2,259	4	$8,817	13.9	#50

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Summit Hill School District 161Frankfort, IL	2,333	$19,547	10.8
Bay Village CityBay Village, OH	2,333	$14,921	14.9
Ardsley Union Free School DistrictArdsley, NY	2,330	$27,462	10.8
Cloverleaf LocalLodi, OH	2,330	$13,702	17.3

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-south-conway-county-school-district