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Brookland School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Brookland School District runs 5 public schools with 3,213 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.1 students per teacher is 2.4 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "BROOKLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
3,213
Teachers (FTE)
213
Students per teacher
15.1
AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
Address
200 W. School St., Brookland, AR 72417
County
Craighead County
Locale
Rural: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0503640
State district ID
AR-1603000
Total staff (FTE)
388
School counselors (FTE)
8.0About 402 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
11.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district15.1
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 (2,905), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$30.2 million
Federal revenue
$3.9 million
State revenue
$17.3 million
Local revenue
$8.9 million
Total spending
$26.9 million
Spending per pupil
$9,252
Salaries
$14.5 million53.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$23.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 12.9%
  • State: 57.5%
  • Local: 29.6%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$9,252
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826

Schools in Brookland School District

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Brookland Elementary SchoolElementary1 to 372816.9
Brookland High SchoolHigh10 to 1264517.4
Brookland Junior High SchoolMiddle7 to 970111.1
Brookland Middle SchoolMiddle4 to 675518.9
Brookland Primary SchoolElementaryPK to K38413.2

Nearby and related

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.