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Pulaski County Special School District
A public school district in Little Rock, Arkansas, with 25 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,368
- Students enrolled
- 922.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,314.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,934
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,368 in 2024–25
- Ranks 688th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,934 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 34% 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
Pulaski County Special School District spent $14,871 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $8,123 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 | $14,871 | $182.8 million | 12,290 |
| FY2023 | $13,934 | $170.6 million | 12,244 |
| FY2022 | $14,894 | $174.4 million | 11,709 |
| FY2021 | $13,220 | $155.2 million | 11,742 |
| FY2020 | $11,905 | $146.1 million | 12,274 |
| FY2019 | $11,787 | $146.0 million | 12,383 |
| FY2018 | $11,773 | $148.8 million | 12,640 |
| FY2017 | $11,741 | $151.8 million | 12,926 |
| FY2016 | $10,971 | $189.9 million | 17,312 |
| FY2015 | $10,646 | $183.8 million | 17,261 |
| FY2014 | $10,558 | $187.4 million | 17,750 |
| FY2013 | $9,963 | $178.7 million | 17,937 |
| FY2012 | $10,904 | $192.3 million | 17,637 |
| FY2011 | $10,879 | $190.4 million | 17,501 |
| FY2010 | $10,334 | $183.3 million | 17,734 |
| FY2009 | $9,646 | $174.2 million | 18,063 |
| FY2008 | $9,444 | $170.1 million | 18,016 |
| FY2007 | $8,679 | $159.5 million | 18,374 |
| FY2006 | $8,227 | $152.9 million | 18,587 |
| FY2005 | $8,123 | $149.9 million | 18,449 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $26.3 million | 13.9% |
| State | $30.9 million | 16.3% |
| Local | $132.8 million | 69.9% |
| Total | $190.1 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
25 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL 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
- 0511850
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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