School district · Arkansas

Pine Bluff School District

Pine Bluff School District in Arkansas: 7 public schools with 2,896 students and 13.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $16,764 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,896
Students per teacher: 13.5; AR 12.5 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $16,764; 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): 214
Counselors (FTE): 9.0
Students per counselor: 322; AR 350 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 0.0; Librarians (FTE): 7.0

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%

12%proficient

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 33% · 253 school districts compared

1,171 students tested, grades 3–8 · ATLAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Arkansas: 39%

10%proficient

A lower share proficient than 97% of school districts in Arkansas

Median 37% · 253 school districts compared

1,172 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

$11.3K15

$11.2K16

$11.3K17

$12.3K18

$12.1K19

$13.1K20

$12.4K21

$16.0K22

$18.1K23

$16.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 31% · $20.9M
State: 57% · $38.7M
Local: 12% · $8.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $7,062
Support services: $8,925
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $13.7M
Long-term debt: $35.9M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Forrest Park Greenville Preschool	Pre-K	204	14.6	—	—	Pine Bluff
Broadmoor Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	283	14.0	7.7%	5.9%	Pine Bluff
Matthews Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	367	15.2	18%	14%	Pine Bluff
Southwood Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	345	15.2	19%	13%	Pine Bluff
Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–6	399	17.6	11%	8.7%	Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff Junior High SchoolFree meals for all	7–9	610	9.9	8.2%	9.3%	Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff High SchoolFree meals for all	10–12	688	14.1	—	—	Pine Bluff

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: 105 S. Walnut Loading Dock, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: (870)543-4203

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.