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Estem Public Charter School
A public school district in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,358
- Students enrolled
- 184.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 305.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,992
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,358 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,994th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 51st of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 77% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,992 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
Estem Public Charter School spent $12,307 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $9,159 in fiscal year 2009
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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $12,307 | $33.7 million | 2,739 |
| FY2023 | $11,992 | $34.7 million | 2,890 |
| FY2022 | $11,403 | $34.8 million | 3,052 |
| FY2021 | $9,888 | $31.4 million | 3,180 |
| FY2020 | $8,788 | $28.1 million | 3,202 |
| FY2019 | $8,493 | $26.1 million | 3,070 |
| FY2018 | $8,642 | $17.0 million | 1,968 |
| FY2017 | $8,739 | $12.8 million | 1,462 |
| FY2016 | $8,531 | $12.5 million | 1,462 |
| FY2015 | $7,791 | $11.4 million | 1,462 |
| FY2014 | $7,633 | $11.2 million | 1,462 |
| FY2013 | $7,489 | $3.8 million | 505 |
| FY2012 | $7,350 | $3.6 million | 488 |
| FY2011 | $8,060 | $3.0 million | 367 |
| FY2010 | $8,451 | $1.5 million | 182 |
| FY2009 | $9,159 | $751,000 | 82 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.7 million | 18.5% |
| State | $28.4 million | 78.2% |
| Local | $1.2 million | 3.3% |
| Total | $36.3 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School | 609 |
| Estem Elementary School | 672 |
| Estem High School | 676 |
| Estem Junior High Public Charter School | 401 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Independent charter district
- Charter status
- LEA for federal programs
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0500398
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 30, 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 2009 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2009 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2009 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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