District profile / Arkansas

Valley View School District

Jonesboro, Arkansas · Public school district · #39 of 113 Arkansas districts by enrollment

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2,975

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$9,128

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Arkansas median

14.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Arkansas median 12.7

Valley View School District is a public school district based in Jonesboro, Arkansas, serving 2,975 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #39 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 66% of them. Its schools average 744 students each, more than the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $9,128 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Arkansas median. It has roughly 14.2 students per teacher.

How Valley View compares

Valley ViewArkansas median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$9,128

Arkansas median $10,583 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$5,321

Arkansas median $5,905 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school744

Arkansas median 479 · 55% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.2

Arkansas median 12.7 · 12% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor372

Arkansas median 365 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$33.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 13%State 48%Local 39%

Measure	Valley View	Arkansas median	Year
Current spending per student	$9,128	$10,583	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$5,321	$5,905	FY2020-21
Total spending	$28.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$33.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	209	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	371	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.2	12.7	2024-25
Students per counselor	372	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
White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall	3,046	6	$11,131	12.7	#37
Farmington School DistrictFarmington	2,987	6	$8,887	13.7	#38
Valley View School DistrictJonesboro · this district	2,975	4	$9,128	14.2	#39
Vilonia School DistrictVilonia	2,963	6	$9,911	15.0	#40
Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff	2,896	7	$12,351	13.6	#41

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wayne County School DistrictWaynesboro, MS	2,977	$10,524	14.4
Flathead H SKalispell, MT	2,976	$10,914	15.5
Bethpage Union Free School DistrictBethpage, NY	2,976	$29,804	11.3
Grainger CountyRutledge, TN	2,975	$10,071	n/a

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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