Regular local school district · St. Francis County
Forrest City School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Forrest City School District runs 5 public schools with 2,078 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "FORREST CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 5
- Students
- 2,078
- Teachers (FTE)
- 153
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 625 Irving St, Forrest City, AR 72335
- Phone
- (870)633-1485
- County
- St. Francis County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0506270
- State district ID
- AR-6201000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 345
- School counselors (FTE)
- 4.0About 520 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 12.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
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 (2,295), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $29.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.2 million
- State revenue
- $15.4 million
- Local revenue
- $6.9 million
- Total spending
- $28.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,320
- Salaries
- $13.4 million47.5% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $14.8 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 24.4%
- State: 52.2%
- Local: 23.4%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,320
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Forrest City School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Central Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 2 | 713 | 29.7 |
| Forrest City High SchoolCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 563 | 7.0 |
| Forrest City Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 270 | 15.9 |
| Lincoln AcademyCEP school | Middle | 6 | 132 | 18.9 |
| Stewart Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | 3 to 5 | 400 | 19.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in St. Francis County
- Palestine Wheatley School District 826 students
- East Arkansas Career 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.