Van Buren School District
Van Buren School District is a public school district based in Van Buren, Arkansas, serving 5,703 students in 11 schools. By enrollment it ranks #14 of the 113 Arkansas districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 88% of them. Its schools average 518 students each, about the same as the Arkansas median of 479. It spends about $10,923 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Van Buren compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Van Buren | Arkansas median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $10,923 | $10,583 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $6,380 | $5,905 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $68.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $70.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 419 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 897 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 12.7 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 407 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro School DistrictJonesboro | 6,762 | 11 | $11,204 | 15.8 | #12 |
| Benton School DistrictBenton | 5,806 | 8 | $8,707 | 14.9 | #13 |
| Van Buren School DistrictVan Buren · this district | 5,703 | 11 | $10,923 | 13.6 | #14 |
| Russellville School DistrictRussellville | 5,591 | 10 | $11,680 | 13.5 | #15 |
| Siloam Springs School DistrictSiloam Springs | 4,702 | 6 | $10,593 | 15.7 | #16 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desoto ISDDesoto, TX | 5,708 | $10,547 | 18.3 |
| Shenandoah County Public SchoolsWoodstock, VA | 5,703 | $12,365 | 13.5 |
| Elyria City SchoolsElyria, OH | 5,702 | $14,415 | 14.5 |
| Biloxi Public School DistrictBiloxi, MS | 5,699 | $10,869 | 13.7 |
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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