Cotter School District
A public school district in Cotter, Arkansas, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 698
- Students enrolled
- 85.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 151.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,023
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 698 in 2024–25
- Ranks 9,283rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 167th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 47% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,023 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 16% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Cotter School District spent $12,023 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,060 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $12,023 | $8.8 million | 728 |
| FY2022 | $10,605 | $8.2 million | 775 |
| FY2021 | $10,085 | $7.8 million | 778 |
| FY2020 | $8,548 | $6.8 million | 801 |
| FY2019 | $8,977 | $6.9 million | 768 |
| FY2018 | $9,293 | $6.8 million | 736 |
| FY2017 | $9,290 | $6.6 million | 707 |
| FY2016 | $9,324 | $6.5 million | 700 |
| FY2015 | $8,925 | $6.4 million | 718 |
| FY2014 | $9,007 | $6.2 million | 691 |
| FY2013 | $8,851 | $5.9 million | 666 |
| FY2012 | $8,644 | $5.8 million | 675 |
| FY2011 | $8,647 | $5.9 million | 683 |
| FY2010 | $8,210 | $5.7 million | 689 |
| FY2009 | $8,010 | $5.4 million | 674 |
| FY2008 | $8,085 | $5.3 million | 657 |
| FY2007 | $7,357 | $5.0 million | 678 |
| FY2006 | $7,671 | $4.9 million | 636 |
| FY2005 | $7,060 | $4.6 million | 647 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.1 million | 20.9% |
| State | $5.3 million | 53.6% |
| Local | $2.5 million | 25.5% |
| Total | $9.9 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Amanda Gist Elementary School | 374 |
| Cotter High School | 324 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- COTTER SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0504680
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arkansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arkansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arkansas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved