Regular local school district · Independence County
Cedar Ridge School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Cedar Ridge School District runs 2 public schools with 636 students in grades K to 12. Its ratio of 6.7 students per teacher is 6.0 lower than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "CEDAR RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 636
- Teachers (FTE)
- 95
- Students per teacher
- 6.7
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1502 N. Hill Street, Newark, AR 72562
- Phone
- (870)201-2577
- County
- Independence County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- K to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0500070
- State district ID
- AR-3212000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 174
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 212 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district6.7
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 (685), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $10.8 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.8 million
- State revenue
- $2.9 million
- Local revenue
- $6.1 million
- Total spending
- $10.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $14,889
- Salaries
- $5.5 million53.8% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $6.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 16.9%
- State: 26.5%
- Local: 56.7%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$14,889
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Cedar Ridge School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Cedar Ridge Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 263 | 12.5 |
| Cedar Ridge High School | High | 6 to 12 | 373 | 5.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Independence County
- Batesville School District 3,513 students
- SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence) 2,193 students
- Midland School District 513 students
- Uaccb Technical Center 0 students
More in Arkansas
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.