School district · Arkansas

Pea Ridge School District

Pea Ridge School District in Arkansas: 5 public schools with 2,670 students and 16.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $11,583 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
2,670
Students per teacher
16.6
AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$11,583
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)
161
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
381
AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.8
Librarians (FTE): 4.0

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%

38%proficient

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

1,317 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

51%proficient

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

1,215 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
$8.7K15
$8.7K16
$8.7K17
$8.9K18
$9.3K19
$8.9K20
$9.6K21
$10.2K22
$10.3K23
$11.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
7.8% · $2.6M
State
78% · $26.2M
Local
15% · $4.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$6,273
Support services
$4,820
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.4M
Long-term debt
$40.9M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–439916.040%53%
Pre-K–258718.9——
7–964314.731%39%
5–644421.944%59%
10–1259714.6——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
979 Weston St, Pea Ridge, AR 72751
Phone
(479)451-8181
Website