School district · Arkansas

Barton School District

Barton School District in Arkansas: 2 public schools with 664 students and 11.9 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $15,187 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
664
Students per teacher
11.9
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$15,187
AR $13.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
56.0
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
332
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$8.9K15
$9.4K16
$9.3K17
$10.1K18
$10.2K19
$10.1K20
$10.4K21
$12.0K22
$13.2K23
$15.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $1.5M
State
76% · $7.3M
Local
8.4% · $805K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,528
Support services
$5,566
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$402K
Long-term debt
$9.1M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Barton Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–634212.1
Barton High SchoolFree meals for all
7–1232211.6

Sources

Address
5995 Hwy 49, Lexa, AR 72355
Phone
(870)572-7294
Website