At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
1,350
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
8
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
14.9:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$16,817
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$7,944
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
KG–11
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
- 404
- Teachers (FTE)
- 19
- Student–teacher ratio
- 21.3:1
What current records say about FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS operates 8 current public-school records serving grades KG–11 in PINE BLUFF, Arkansas. NCES reports 1,350 students and 90.37 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Arkansas agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 8 of 24 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 $16,817 in current expenditure per pupil and $7,944 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 1 of 19 in Arkansas. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 1.5%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 4.5%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 90.37
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $15,354,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
PINE BLUFF, Arkansas
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 34.1896, -92.0229
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White1.1%
- Hispanic2.3%
- Black94.7%
- Asian0.5%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
- Multiracial1.1%
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 FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMIES ARKANSAS
8 current directory entries
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Showing 1–8 of 8 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRIENDSHIP ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARYCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 200 | 15.2:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY DOWNTOWN PINE BLUFFCharter | ElementaryKG–03 | 245 | 15.7:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY HAZEL ST PINE BLUFFCharter | ElementaryKG–05 | 469 | 16.2:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLCharter | Middle06–08 | 62 | 7.9:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY NORTH LITTLE ROCK ELEMENTARYCharter | ElementaryKG–03 | 62 | 10.2:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST MIDDLE SCHOOL PINE BLUFFCharter | Middle06–08 | 236 | 17.9:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE ACADEMY SOUTHEAST PINE BLUFFCharter | Other09–11 | 76 | 13.8:1 | |
| FRIENDSHIP ASPIRE LAB SCHOOL FOR DYSLEXIACharter | ElementaryKG–08 | Not reported | Not reported |