Star City School District
Star City School District is a public school district based in Star City, Arkansas, serving 1,460 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #80 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 487 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,676 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.0 students per teacher.
How Star City compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Star City | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,676 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $5,381 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $19.3 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $16.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 104 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 210 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.0 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 365 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldron School DistrictWaldron | 1,493 | 4 | $10,619 | 10.8 | #78 |
| Elkins School DistrictElkins | 1,462 | 4 | $9,214 | 12.4 | #79 |
| Star City School DistrictStar City · this district | 1,460 | 3 | $10,676 | 14.0 | #80 |
| Warren School DistrictWarren | 1,440 | 5 | $11,131 | 12.5 | #81 |
| Green Forest School DistrictGreen Forest | 1,425 | 3 | $10,507 | 9.8 | #82 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Byron CUSD 226Byron, IL | 1,461 | $19,235 | 12.3 |
| Amory School DistrictAmory, MS | 1,461 | $9,812 | 12.3 |
| South Pike School DistrictMagnolia, MS | 1,461 | $10,379 | 13.3 |
| Attalla CityAttalla, AL | 1,460 | $10,005 | 17.0 |
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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