School district · Arkansas

Bentonville School District

Bentonville School District in Arkansas: 24 public schools with 19,575 students and 14.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,660 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 24
Students: 19,575
Students per teacher: 14.5; AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $12,660; 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): 1,347
Counselors (FTE): 59.0
Students per counselor: 332; AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 17.0; Librarians (FTE): 26.9

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Arkansas's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Arkansas: 35%

60%proficient

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

9,111 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

67%proficient

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

8,336 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

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

$9.5K15

$9.3K16

$9.8K17

$10.1K18

$10.3K19

$10.2K20

$10.6K21

$11.7K22

$12.4K23

$12.7K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 4.5% · $12.8M
State: 74% · $211.7M
Local: 21% · $61.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,393
Support services: $4,738
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $19.4M
Long-term debt: $328.1M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 9High schools: 2

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Apple Glen Elementary School	K–4	497	18.4	65%	73%	Bentonville
Centerton Gamble Elementary	K–4	725	18.1	51%	61%	Centerton
Central Park at Morning Star	K–4	604	18.9	59%	65%	Bentonville
Cooper Elementary School	K–4	628	19.6	61%	72%	Bella Vista
Elm Tree Elementary School	K–4	583	20.1	68%	77%	Bentonville
Evening Star Elementary School	K–4	716	20.5	71%	80%	Bentonville
Osage Creek Elementary School	K–4	551	19.0	48%	57%	Bentonville
R.E. Baker Elementary School	K–4	309	16.7	57%	57%	Bentonville
Sugar Creek Elementary School	K–4	381	15.3	59%	67%	Bentonville
The International School at Mary Mae Jones	K–4	567	17.2	56%	61%	Bentonville
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	K–4	404	16.2	55%	57%	Bentonville
Vaughn Elementary	K–4	647	18.6	51%	62%	Bentonville
Willowbrook Elementary School	K–4	671	19.2	68%	82%	Bentonville
Ardis Ann Middle School	5–6	576	16.5	58%	64%	Bentonville
Bright Field Middle School	5–6	697	19.8	77%	80%	Bentonville
Creekside Middle School	5–6	635	17.5	51%	55%	Bentonville
Grimsley Junior High School	7–8	846	15.6	52%	58%	Bentonville
J. William Fulbright Junior High School	7–8	718	14.3	70%	77%	Bentonville
Lincoln Junior High School	7–8	723	15.0	61%	68%	Bentonville
Old High Middle School	5–6	618	19.3	64%	65%	Bentonville
Ruth Barker Middle School	5–6	530	19.2	55%	61%	Bentonville
Washington Junior High School	7–8	709	15.7	58%	66%	Bentonville
Bentonville High School	9–12	3,579	11.7	—	—	Bentonville
Bentonville West High School	9–12	2,661	9.5	—	—	Bentonville

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 500 Tiger Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72712
Phone: (479)254-5000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.