At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
14,045
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
25
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.1:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$12,459
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$6,433
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 14,055
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,115.97
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.6:1
What current records say about FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT operates 25 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in FORT SMITH, Arkansas. NCES reports 14,045 students and 997.97 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Arkansas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 5 of 233 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $12,459 in current expenditure per pupil and $6,433 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 118 of 233 in Arkansas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 33%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 10.8%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 997.97
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $178,046,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
FORT SMITH, Arkansas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 35.3509, -94.4114
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White35.5%
- Hispanic37.5%
- Black9.8%
- Asian4.8%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.7%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial11.6%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT
25 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 25 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BALLMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 286 | 18.8:1 | |
| BARLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 316 | 17.7:1 | |
| BEARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 297 | 15.3:1 | |
| BONNEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–05 | 287 | 19.1:1 | |
| CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 172 | 18.9:1 | |
| CAVANAUGH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 303 | 16.6:1 | |
| DORA KIMMONS MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 753 | 14.6:1 | |
| ELMER H. COOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 459 | 19.4:1 | |
| EUPER LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 397 | 16.3:1 | |
| FAIRVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 582 | 18:1 | |
| FORT SMITH VIRTUAL ACADEMYCharter | High06–12 | 106 | 8.5:1 | |
| HARRY C. MORRISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 493 | 19.1:1 | |
| HOWARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 299 | 18.9:1 | |
| JOHN P. WOODS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 514 | 19.3:1 | |
| L. A. CHAFFIN MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 753 | 13.9:1 | |
| NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 2,231 | 11.2:1 | |
| PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 387 | 19.4:1 | |
| RAMSEY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle06–08 | 801 | 14:1 | |
| RAYMOND F ORR LEARNING ACADEMY | OtherKG–12 | 235 | 17.1:1 | |
| SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL | High09–12 | 2,053 | 10.8:1 | |
| SPRADLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryKG–05 | 307 | 18.3:1 | |
| SUNNYMEDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 510 | 18.7:1 | |
| SUTTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 411 | 15:1 | |
| TILLES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | ElementaryPK–05 | 343 | 19:1 |