School systems & governing boards · AR

Arkansas school systems.

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234school systems
994operating schools connected
458,186students in finance records
234complete 2019–2024 finance trends
234systems with current leadership
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Arkansas school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 234 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$13,779Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+11.6%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+37.0%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-3.7%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems234 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024475,591458,186
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$13,585$12,276

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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White County Central School District

Judsonia, AR

Students
895
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,069

Superintendent identified · 10 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +12.7% enrollment

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Charleston School District

Charleston, AR

Students
880
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,741

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · 2 mapped board zones

+8.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment

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Quitman School District

Quitman, AR

Students
870
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,764

Superintendent identified · 6 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

-9.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +23.6% enrollment

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Cossatot River School District

WICKES, AR

Students
869
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$15,104

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · 6 mapped board zones

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.9% enrollment

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Jasper School District

JASPER, AR

Students
854
Schools
6
Spending / pupil
$16,685

Superintendent identified · 5 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+19.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.8% enrollment

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Salem School District

SALEM, AR

Students
851
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,855

Superintendent identified · 6 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+11.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Hoxie School District

Hoxie, AR

Students
844
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,350

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.8% enrollment

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LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)

LAKE VILLAGE, AR

Students
836
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$17,543

Superintendent identified · 6 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+23.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.5% enrollment

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HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Ouachita)

Camden, AR

Students
834
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,890

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -15.3% enrollment

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Jessieville School District

JESSIEVILLE, AR

Students
818
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,352

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+7.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -7.9% enrollment

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Palestine Wheatley School District

PALESTINE, AR

Students
815
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,880

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+24.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.0% enrollment

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Valley Springs School District

Valley Springs, AR

Students
815
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,431

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+25.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -5.9% enrollment

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Jackson County School District

Tuckerman, AR

Students
807
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,038

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+23.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -16.3% enrollment

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Corning School District

Corning, AR

Students
794
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,358

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment

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Lavaca School District

LAVACA, AR

Students
784
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,750

Superintendent identified · 10 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+13.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.9% enrollment

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Hackett School District

HACKETT, AR

Students
780
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,236

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+14.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.0% enrollment

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Parkers Chapel School District

EL DORADO, AR

Students
778
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$11,472

Superintendent identified · 10 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+9.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.4% enrollment

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West Fork School District

WEST FORK, AR

Students
778
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$14,581

Superintendent identified · 14 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+32.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.0% enrollment

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Piggott School District

PIGGOTT, AR

Students
773
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,629

Superintendent identified · 8 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+26.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.6% enrollment

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Pangburn School District

Pangburn, AR

Students
771
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,573

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+14.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.9% enrollment

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Flippin School District

FLIPPIN, AR

Students
768
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,543

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+33.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -18.5% enrollment

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Melbourne School District

MELBOURNE, AR

Students
768
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$13,879

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+7.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.5% enrollment

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Searcy County School District

MARSHALL, AR

Students
761
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$16,670

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+18.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.6% enrollment

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Danville School District

DANVILLE, AR

Students
758
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$14,351

Superintendent identified · 8 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+14.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.9% enrollment

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Ouachita River School District

Mena, AR

Students
758
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$13,092

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.0% enrollment

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Two Rivers School District

Ola, AR

Students
745
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$14,141

Superintendent identified · 8 public service contacts · 7 mapped board zones

+19.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.5% enrollment

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Sloan Hendrix School District

IMBODEN, AR

Students
738
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$12,427

Superintendent identified · 10 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+17.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.6% enrollment

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Riverside School District

LAKE CITY, AR

Students
735
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$12,352

Superintendent identified · 9 public service contacts · board-zone structure not returned

+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Mansfield School District

Mansfield, AR

Students
728
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$15,044

Superintendent identified · 7 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Fordyce School District

Fordyce, AR

Students
724
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$17,355

Superintendent identified · 8 public service contacts · 5 mapped board zones

+8.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.0% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.