Texarkana School District
Texarkana School District is a public school district based in Texarkana, Arkansas, serving 3,830 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #27 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 77% of them. Its schools average 479 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $12,228 per student on day-to-day operations, 16% more than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 11.6 students per teacher.
How Texarkana compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Texarkana | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $12,228 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,519 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $66.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $58.0 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 330 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 601 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.6 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 319 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro | 3,910 | 8 | $10,891 | 13.1 | #24 |
| Marion School DistrictMarion | 3,888 | 6 | $10,153 | 14.4 | #25 |
| Greenbrier School DistrictGreenbrier | 3,858 | 7 | $9,559 | 16.3 | #26 |
| Texarkana School DistrictTexarkana · this district | 3,830 | 8 | $12,228 | 11.6 | #27 |
| Mountain Home School DistrictMountain Home | 3,817 | 6 | $9,890 | 14.3 | #28 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| SalemSalem, MA | 3,831 | $23,107 | 11.6 |
| WestboroughWestborough, MA | 3,831 | $19,392 | 11.1 |
| Kennett Consolidated School DistrictKennett Square, PA | 3,831 | $15,816 | 12.6 |
| DuPage HSD 88Addison, IL | 3,830 | $23,068 | 16.6 |
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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