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West Memphis School District
A public school district in West Memphis, Arkansas, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,511
- Students enrolled
- 354.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 622.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,096
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,511 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,141st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 19th of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,096 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% 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
West Memphis School District spent $14,559 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,732 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 | $14,559 | $69.2 million | 4,752 |
| FY2023 | $13,096 | $64.9 million | 4,954 |
| FY2022 | $11,814 | $59.5 million | 5,035 |
| FY2021 | $11,777 | $60.7 million | 5,150 |
| FY2020 | $9,992 | $53.0 million | 5,304 |
| FY2019 | $10,217 | $55.0 million | 5,385 |
| FY2018 | $10,039 | $55.8 million | 5,557 |
| FY2017 | $10,099 | $57.2 million | 5,667 |
| FY2016 | $10,054 | $57.5 million | 5,721 |
| FY2015 | $9,435 | $52.1 million | 5,525 |
| FY2014 | $9,317 | $52.0 million | 5,582 |
| FY2013 | $8,957 | $51.2 million | 5,711 |
| FY2012 | $9,143 | $52.3 million | 5,724 |
| FY2011 | $9,103 | $52.7 million | 5,789 |
| FY2010 | $8,747 | $52.5 million | 5,999 |
| FY2009 | $8,432 | $50.6 million | 5,996 |
| FY2008 | $8,412 | $51.5 million | 6,125 |
| FY2007 | $8,291 | $49.8 million | 6,006 |
| FY2006 | $8,059 | $48.7 million | 6,037 |
| FY2005 | $6,732 | $41.8 million | 6,216 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $22.8 million | 29.8% |
| State | $38.3 million | 50.0% |
| Local | $15.4 million | 20.2% |
| Total | $76.5 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bragg Elementary School | 473 |
| Faulk Elementary School | 523 |
| Jackson Wonder Elementary School | 554 |
| Maddux Elementary School | 402 |
| Richland Elementary School | 462 |
| The Academies of West Memphis Charter School | 897 |
| Weaver Elementary School | 228 |
| West Junior High School | 461 |
| Wonder Junior High School | 511 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- WEST MEMPHIS 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
- 0508040
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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