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Arkansas School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 249
Median expenditures $12.9M
25th–75th percentile $8.7M  –  $24.0M
Total spend $6.59B
  1. #1
    Little ROCK SCH District
    FY 2022 pop. 22,054
    Expenditures $352.6M
    Revenue $366.6M
  2. #2
    Springdale SCH DIST 50
    FY 2022 pop. 22,789
    Expenditures $291.1M
    Revenue $306.4M
  3. #3
    Bentonville SCH DIST 6
    FY 2022 pop. 18,536
    Expenditures $250.6M
    Revenue $250.7M
  4. #4
    FORT Smith SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 14,365
    Expenditures $224.5M
    Revenue $201.2M
  5. #5
    Pulaski CO Special School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 11,709
    Expenditures $195.6M
    Revenue $196.0M
  6. #6
    Rogers SCH DIST 30
    FY 2022 pop. 15,848
    Expenditures $194.2M
    Revenue $208.6M
  7. #7
    Fayetteville SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 10,468
    Expenditures $189.5M
    Revenue $154.9M
  8. #8
    Conway SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 10,038
    Expenditures $128.4M
    Revenue $135.3M
  9. #9
    Cabot School District 4
    FY 2022 pop. 10,597
    Expenditures $117.0M
    Revenue $119.6M
  10. #10
    North Little ROCK School District
    FY 2022 pop. 8,216
    Expenditures $110.3M
    Revenue $121.5M
  11. #11
    Bryant SCH DIST 25
    FY 2022 pop. 9,564
    Expenditures $102.6M
    Revenue $112.4M
  12. #12
    Jonesboro SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,650
    Expenditures $99.7M
    Revenue $91.9M
  13. #13
    WEST Memphis School District
    FY 2022 pop. 5,035
    Expenditures $95.5M
    Revenue $83.4M
  14. #14
    Russellville SCH DIST 14
    FY 2022 pop. 5,502
    Expenditures $78.1M
    Revenue $82.5M
  15. #15
    VAN Buren SCH DIST 42
    FY 2022 pop. 5,700
    Expenditures $76.7M
    Revenue $75.1M
  16. #16
    Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
    FY 2022 pop. 4,095
    Expenditures $62.6M
    Revenue $62.7M
  17. #17
    Benton SCH DIST 8
    FY 2022 pop. 5,723
    Expenditures $62.4M
    Revenue $65.0M
  18. #18
    PINE Bluff SCH DIST 3
    FY 2022 pop. 3,603
    Expenditures $61.9M
    Revenue $69.6M
  19. #19
    Searcy SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,006
    Expenditures $60.5M
    Revenue $51.5M
  20. #20
    HOT Springs SCH DIST 6
    FY 2022 pop. 3,754
    Expenditures $59.8M
    Revenue $65.2M
  21. #21
    EL Dorado SCH DIST 15
    FY 2022 pop. 4,130
    Expenditures $58.1M
    Revenue $60.1M
  22. #22
    Texarkana SCH DIST 7
    FY 2022 pop. 4,049
    Expenditures $57.9M
    Revenue $60.8M
  23. #23
    Marion SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,714
    Expenditures $56.2M
    Revenue $53.8M
  24. #24
    Siloam SPGS SCH DIST 21
    FY 2022 pop. 4,430
    Expenditures $55.0M
    Revenue $58.7M
  25. #25
    LAKE Hamilton SCH DIST 5
    FY 2022 pop. 4,227
    Expenditures $52.9M
    Revenue $54.8M
  26. #26
    Sheridan SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 4,219
    Expenditures $52.4M
    Revenue $49.7M
  27. #27
    Lakeside SCH DIST 9
    FY 2022 pop. 3,430
    Expenditures $49.6M
    Revenue $45.3M
  28. #28
    Greenbrier School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,723
    Expenditures $48.3M
    Revenue $45.2M
  29. #29
    Nettleton SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,623
    Expenditures $48.0M
    Revenue $50.7M
  30. #30
    White HALL SCH DIST 27
    FY 2022 pop. 3,021
    Expenditures $47.1M
    Revenue $37.4M
  31. #31
    Mountain HOME SCH DIST 9
    FY 2022 pop. 3,927
    Expenditures $44.5M
    Revenue $48.6M
  32. #32
    Greenwood SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,920
    Expenditures $43.3M
    Revenue $46.4M
  33. #33
    Greene CO TECH SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,656
    Expenditures $43.3M
    Revenue $45.7M
  34. #34
    Beebe SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,390
    Expenditures $41.3M
    Revenue $40.3M
  35. #35
    Batesville SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,485
    Expenditures $40.9M
    Revenue $44.2M
  36. #36
    ALMA SCH DIST 30
    FY 2022 pop. 3,210
    Expenditures $40.1M
    Revenue $40.0M
  37. #37
    Forrest CITY SCH DIST 7
    FY 2022 pop. 2,213
    Expenditures $38.6M
    Revenue $39.7M
  38. #38
    Huntsville SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,297
    Expenditures $38.5M
    Revenue $29.8M
  39. #39
    Paragould School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,215
    Expenditures $36.9M
    Revenue $41.7M
  40. #40
    Magnolia SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,704
    Expenditures $35.9M
    Revenue $35.5M
  41. #41
    Harrison SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 2,722
    Expenditures $35.4M
    Revenue $38.3M
  42. #42
    Valley VIEW SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,971
    Expenditures $34.9M
    Revenue $36.4M
  43. #43
    Farmington SCH DIST 6
    FY 2022 pop. 2,603
    Expenditures $34.2M
    Revenue $31.1M
  44. #44
    Clarksville SCH DIST 17
    FY 2022 pop. 2,459
    Expenditures $33.5M
    Revenue $35.1M
  45. #45
    ARCH FORD EDUC SERV COOP
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $33.4M
    Revenue $36.2M
  46. #46
    Warren SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,462
    Expenditures $33.4M
    Revenue $29.9M
  47. #47
    Vilonia SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,060
    Expenditures $33.2M
    Revenue $34.2M
  48. #48
    PEA Ridge SCH DIST 109
    FY 2022 pop. 2,361
    Expenditures $32.5M
    Revenue $31.5M
  49. #49
    Dequeen SCH DIST 17
    FY 2022 pop. 2,323
    Expenditures $32.3M
    Revenue $31.0M
  50. #50
    Camden-fairview School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,214
    Expenditures $32.0M
    Revenue $32.2M
  51. #51
    HOPE SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,291
    Expenditures $31.8M
    Revenue $33.8M
  52. #52
    Brookland SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,975
    Expenditures $31.2M
    Revenue $33.6M
  53. #53
    South Conway CO SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,386
    Expenditures $31.0M
    Revenue $34.5M
  54. #54
    Wynne SCH DIST 9
    FY 2022 pop. 2,503
    Expenditures $30.9M
    Revenue $33.5M
  55. #55
    Prairie Grove Valley SCH DIST 23
    FY 2022 pop. 2,140
    Expenditures $29.3M
    Revenue $27.4M
  56. #56
    Malvern SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,933
    Expenditures $28.0M
    Revenue $29.3M
  57. #57
    Watson Chapel SCH DIST 24
    FY 2022 pop. 1,942
    Expenditures $27.1M
    Revenue $29.2M
  58. #58
    Blytheville SCH DIST 5
    FY 2022 pop. 1,666
    Expenditures $26.9M
    Revenue $31.0M
  59. #59
    Gravette SCH DIST 20
    FY 2022 pop. 1,978
    Expenditures $26.1M
    Revenue $25.4M
  60. #60
    Dardanelle SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,083
    Expenditures $25.1M
    Revenue $25.8M
  61. #61
    Lonoke SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,604
    Expenditures $24.2M
    Revenue $22.4M
  62. #62
    Nashville SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,909
    Expenditures $24.2M
    Revenue $24.7M
  63. #63
    Highland SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,577
    Expenditures $24.0M
    Revenue $23.9M
  64. #64
    Berryville SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,857
    Expenditures $24.0M
    Revenue $25.3M
  65. #65
    Monticello SCH DIST 18
    FY 2022 pop. 1,748
    Expenditures $23.6M
    Revenue $26.3M
  66. #66
    Southside School District
    FY 2022 pop. 2,253
    Expenditures $23.1M
    Revenue $26.4M
  67. #67
    MENA SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,724
    Expenditures $22.7M
    Revenue $24.1M
  68. #68
    Trumann SCH DIST 21
    FY 2022 pop. 1,540
    Expenditures $22.7M
    Revenue $22.6M
  69. #69
    Pocahontas SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,028
    Expenditures $22.5M
    Revenue $24.2M
  70. #70
    Crossett SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,638
    Expenditures $21.9M
    Revenue $23.2M
  71. #71
    Dewitt SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,168
    Expenditures $21.0M
    Revenue $16.8M
  72. #72
    Stuttgart SCH DIST 22
    FY 2022 pop. 1,606
    Expenditures $20.9M
    Revenue $21.8M
  73. #73
    Ozark SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,744
    Expenditures $20.9M
    Revenue $22.5M
  74. #74
    Hamburg SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,686
    Expenditures $20.6M
    Revenue $22.4M
  75. #75
    Arkadelphia SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,922
    Expenditures $20.5M
    Revenue $23.8M
  76. #76
    Dawson Education Service COOP
    FY 2022
    Expenditures $20.4M
    Revenue $21.8M
  77. #77
    Mountain VIEW SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,580
    Expenditures $20.3M
    Revenue $21.8M
  78. #78
    Pottsville SCH DIST 61
    FY 2022 pop. 1,826
    Expenditures $20.1M
    Revenue $21.4M
  79. #79
    Osceola SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,070
    Expenditures $20.0M
    Revenue $22.1M
  80. #80
    Westside CONS School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,782
    Expenditures $19.9M
    Revenue $21.5M
  81. #81
    Prescott SCH DIST 14
    FY 2022 pop. 934
    Expenditures $19.9M
    Revenue $16.6M
  82. #82
    STAR CITY SCH DIST 11
    FY 2022 pop. 1,416
    Expenditures $19.8M
    Revenue $20.4M
  83. #83
    Harmony Grove SCH DIST 1 (FIPS 5125)
    FY 2022 pop. 1,258
    Expenditures $19.4M
    Revenue $15.4M
  84. #84
    Waldron SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,539
    Expenditures $19.1M
    Revenue $19.5M
  85. #85
    Gentry SCH DIST 19
    FY 2022 pop. 1,527
    Expenditures $18.8M
    Revenue $21.2M
  86. #86
    Helena-west Helena School District 2
    FY 2022 pop. 1,138
    Expenditures $18.8M
    Revenue $22.3M
  87. #87
    Fountain LAKE School District 18
    FY 2022 pop. 1,351
    Expenditures $18.7M
    Revenue $19.1M
  88. #88
    Ashdown SCH DIST 31
    FY 2022 pop. 1,299
    Expenditures $18.6M
    Revenue $19.0M
  89. #89
    Genoa Central SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,208
    Expenditures $18.6M
    Revenue $16.9M
  90. #90
    Dumas School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,016
    Expenditures $18.3M
    Revenue $18.9M
  91. #91
    Newport SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,214
    Expenditures $17.8M
    Revenue $18.2M
  92. #92
    England SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 659
    Expenditures $17.6M
    Revenue $10.0M
  93. #93
    Magnet COVE SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 714
    Expenditures $17.4M
    Revenue $11.9M
  94. #94
    Mcgehee SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,150
    Expenditures $17.3M
    Revenue $17.4M
  95. #95
    Green Forest SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 1,413
    Expenditures $16.9M
    Revenue $17.7M
  96. #96
    Clinton SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,299
    Expenditures $16.9M
    Revenue $18.1M
  97. #97
    Heber Springs SCH DIST 1
    FY 2022 pop. 1,513
    Expenditures $16.8M
    Revenue $20.8M
  98. #98
    Fordyce SCH DIST 39
    FY 2022 pop. 765
    Expenditures $16.8M
    Revenue $13.8M
  99. #99
    Riverview School District
    FY 2022 pop. 1,189
    Expenditures $16.3M
    Revenue $16.4M
  100. #100
    Harrisburg SCH DIST 6
    FY 2022 pop. 1,094
    Expenditures $16.3M
    Revenue $16.9M