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Paragould School District

Paragould School District in Arkansas: 7 public schools with 3,166 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $12,759 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,166
Students per teacher
13.8
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$12,759
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)
229
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
352
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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
$8.4K15
$8.8K16
$9.0K17
$9.2K18
$9.3K19
$9.5K20
$9.9K21
$10.9K22
$12.0K23
$12.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $6.9M
State
73% · $33.3M
Local
12% · $5.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$7,298
Support services
$4,549
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.7M
Long-term debt
$21.7M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Baldwin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
2–422115.7
Oak Grove Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
2–427018.7
Paragould Primary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–160219.3
Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
2–423315.9
Oak Grove Middle SchoolFree meals for all
5–644718.7
Paragould Junior HighFree meals for all
7–851213.4
Paragould High SchoolFree meals for all
9–128819.6

Sources

Address
1501 W Court St, Paragould, AR 72450
Phone
(870)240-2291
Website