Regular local school district · Benton County

Bentonville School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Bentonville School District runs 24 public schools with 19,575 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 14.5 students per teacher is 1.8 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools: 24
Students: 19,575
Teachers (FTE): 1,347
Students per teacher: 14.5; AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 500 Tiger Boulevard, Bentonville, AR 72712
Phone: (479)254-5000
County: Benton County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: K to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 0503060
State district ID: AR-0401000
Total staff (FTE): 2,797
School counselors (FTE): 59.0About 332 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 60.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district14.5

Arkansas12.7

United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (17,970), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $231.3 million
Federal revenue: $17.9 million
State revenue: $88.8 million
Local revenue: $124.6 million
Total spending: $226.0 million
Spending per pupil: $12,578
Salaries: $117.4 million51.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $359.0 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 7.7%
State: 38.4%
Local: 53.9%

Arkansas overall

Federal: 16.0%
State: 47.0%
Local: 37.0%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,578

Arkansas$12,724

United States$16,826

Schools in Bentonville School District

By level: 2 high, 9 middle, 13 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Apple Glen Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	497	18.4
Ardis Ann Middle School	Middle	5 to 6	576	16.5
Bentonville High School	High	9 to 12	3,579	11.7
Bentonville West High School	High	9 to 12	2,661	9.5
Bright Field Middle School	Middle	5 to 6	697	19.9
Centerton Gamble Elementary	Elementary	K to 4	725	18.6
Central Park at Morning Star	Elementary	K to 4	604	18.9
Cooper Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	628	19.6
Creekside Middle School	Middle	5 to 6	635	17.6
Elm Tree Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	583	20.1
Evening Star Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	716	21.1
Grimsley Junior High School	Middle	7 to 8	846	15.7
J. William Fulbright Junior High School	Middle	7 to 8	718	14.4
Lincoln Junior High School	Middle	7 to 8	723	15.1
Old High Middle School	Middle	5 to 6	618	19.9
Osage Creek Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	551	19.0
R.E. Baker Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	309	17.2
Ruth Barker Middle School	Middle	5 to 6	530	19.6
Sugar Creek Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	381	15.9
The International School at Mary Mae Jones	Elementary	K to 4	567	17.2
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	404	16.8
Vaughn Elementary	Elementary	K to 4	647	19.0
Washington Junior High School	Middle	7 to 8	709	15.8
Willowbrook Elementary School	Elementary	K to 4	671	19.2

Nearby and related

Other districts in Benton County

Rogers School District 15,604 students
Siloam Springs School District 4,702 students
Arkansas Connections Academy 4,575 students
Pea Ridge School District 2,670 students
Gravette School District 2,133 students
Gentry School District 1,753 students
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas 1,648 students
Arkansas Arts Academy 945 students
Decatur School District 613 students
School for Advanced Studies-Northwest Arkansas 87 students
Garfield Scholars' Academy 73 students
Hope Academy of Northwest Arkansas 25 students
Northwest Ark Community College Technical Center 0 students

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.