School district · Arkansas

Fort Smith School District

Fort Smith School District in Arkansas: 26 public schools with 14,045 students and 14.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $13,857 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 26; 1 charter
Students: 14,045
Students per teacher: 14.1; AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $13,857; 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): 998
Counselors (FTE): 39.0
Students per counselor: 360; AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 27.0

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

$9.7K15

$9.8K16

$10.3K17

$10.6K18

$10.6K19

$10.5K20

$11.5K21

$12.2K22

$12.5K23

$13.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 21% · $49.9M
State: 64% · $150.7M
Local: 14% · $33.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $6,938
Support services: $6,086
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $28.7M
Long-term debt: $173.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 18Middle schools: 4High schools: 4

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	City or town
Ballman Elementary School	Pre-K–5	286	18.8	Fort Smith
Barling Elementary School	Pre-K–5	316	17.7	Barling
Beard Elementary School	Pre-K–5	297	15.3	Fort Smith
Bonneville Elementary School	Pre-K–5	287	19.1	Fort Smith
Carnall Elementary School	Pre-K–5	172	18.9	Fort Smith
Cavanaugh Elementary School	Pre-K–5	303	16.6	Fort Smith
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School	Pre-K–5	459	19.4	Fort Smith
Euper Lane Elementary School	Pre-K–5	397	16.3	Fort Smith
Fairview Elementary School	Pre-K–5	582	18.0	Fort Smith
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School	Pre-K–5	493	19.1	Fort Smith
Howard Elementary School	Pre-K–5	299	18.9	Fort Smith
John P. Woods Elementary School	Pre-K–5	514	19.3	Fort Smith
Park Elementary School	Pre-K–5	387	19.4	Fort Smith
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	K–5	235	17.1	Fort Smith
Spradling Elementary School	Pre-K–5	307	18.3	Fort Smith
Sunnymede Elementary School	Pre-K–5	510	18.7	Fort Smith
Sutton Elementary School	Pre-K–5	411	15.0	Fort Smith
Tilles Elementary School	Pre-K–5	343	19.0	Fort Smith
Dora Kimmons Middle School	6–8	753	14.6	Fort Smith
L. A. Chaffin Middle School	6–8	753	13.9	Fort Smith
Ramsey Middle School	6–8	801	14.0	Fort Smith
William O. Darby Middle School	6–8	711	12.5	Fort Smith
Belle Point Alternative CenterAlternative	6–12	39	4.1	Fort Smith
Fort Smith Virtual AcademyCharterFully virtual	6–12	106	8.5	Fort Smith
Northside High School	9–12	2,231	11.2	Fort Smith
Southside High School	9–12	2,053	10.8	Fort Smith

Sources

Address: 3205 Jenny Lind Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (479)785-2501

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).