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Forrest City School District
A public school district in Forrest City, Arkansas, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,078
- Students enrolled
- 153
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 346
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $14,410
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,078 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,423rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 59th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 75% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $14,410 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 39% 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
Forrest City School District spent $13,567 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,017 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.
Source: NCES
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $13,567 | $28.9 million | 2,128 |
| FY2023 | $14,410 | $31.1 million | 2,159 |
| FY2022 | $13,992 | $31.0 million | 2,213 |
| FY2021 | $11,215 | $25.7 million | 2,295 |
| FY2020 | $10,414 | $26.0 million | 2,495 |
| FY2019 | $11,655 | $29.5 million | 2,531 |
| FY2018 | $11,629 | $30.2 million | 2,601 |
| FY2017 | $11,471 | $29.8 million | 2,594 |
| FY2016 | $11,305 | $31.2 million | 2,763 |
| FY2015 | $11,305 | $33.3 million | 2,946 |
| FY2014 | $10,339 | $33.2 million | 3,214 |
| FY2013 | $10,369 | $33.5 million | 3,232 |
| FY2012 | $10,014 | $33.8 million | 3,373 |
| FY2011 | $10,511 | $36.0 million | 3,429 |
| FY2010 | $10,441 | $36.8 million | 3,528 |
| FY2009 | $9,848 | $36.3 million | 3,686 |
| FY2008 | $9,074 | $35.1 million | 3,864 |
| FY2007 | $8,956 | $35.1 million | 3,914 |
| FY2006 | $8,431 | $34.2 million | 4,052 |
| FY2005 | $8,017 | $32.1 million | 4,005 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $17.7 million | 43.3% |
| State | $15.4 million | 37.8% |
| Local | $7.8 million | 19.0% |
| Total | $40.9 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Elementary School | 713 |
| Forrest City High School | 563 |
| Forrest City Junior High School | 270 |
| Lincoln Academy | 132 |
| Stewart Elementary School | 400 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- FORREST CITY 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
- 0506270
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 2005 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 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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