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Paragould School District
A public school district in Paragould, Arkansas, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,166
- Students enrolled
- 228.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 639.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $11,979
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,166 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,097th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 38th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 82% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $11,979 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
Paragould School District spent $12,760 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $7,228 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 | $12,760 | $40.4 million | 3,163 |
| FY2023 | $11,979 | $38.5 million | 3,217 |
| FY2022 | $10,878 | $35.0 million | 3,215 |
| FY2021 | $9,883 | $31.6 million | 3,198 |
| FY2020 | $9,476 | $30.8 million | 3,255 |
| FY2019 | $9,315 | $31.1 million | 3,337 |
| FY2018 | $9,190 | $30.2 million | 3,282 |
| FY2017 | $9,032 | $29.8 million | 3,301 |
| FY2016 | $8,773 | $28.0 million | 3,197 |
| FY2015 | $8,444 | $26.9 million | 3,188 |
| FY2014 | $8,298 | $25.6 million | 3,079 |
| FY2013 | $8,470 | $24.6 million | 2,904 |
| FY2012 | $8,717 | $25.9 million | 2,974 |
| FY2011 | $8,811 | $25.7 million | 2,919 |
| FY2010 | $8,931 | $25.5 million | 2,853 |
| FY2009 | $8,452 | $24.0 million | 2,841 |
| FY2008 | $8,194 | $22.9 million | 2,793 |
| FY2007 | $7,822 | $21.9 million | 2,802 |
| FY2006 | $7,610 | $21.3 million | 2,802 |
| FY2005 | $7,228 | $19.7 million | 2,719 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $10.3 million | 22.9% |
| State | $21.9 million | 48.6% |
| Local | $12.9 million | 28.5% |
| Total | $45.1 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Baldwin Elementary School | 221 |
| Oak Grove Elementary School | 270 |
| Oak Grove Middle School | 447 |
| Paragould High School | 881 |
| Paragould Junior High | 512 |
| Paragould Primary School | 602 |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School | 233 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- PARAGOULD 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
- 0500017
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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