Regular local school district · Sebastian County

Fort Smith School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Fort Smith School District runs 26 public schools with 14,045 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.1 students per teacher is 1.4 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools: 26
Students: 14,045
Teachers (FTE): 997
Students per teacher: 14.1; AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 3205 Jenny Lind Rd, Fort Smith, AR 72901
Phone: (479)785-2501
County: Sebastian County
Locale: City: Small
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 0506330
State district ID: AR-6601000
Total staff (FTE): 2,401
School counselors (FTE): 39.0About 360 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 60.0
Charter schools: 1

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Students per teacher compared

This district14.1

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 (14,361), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $197.5 million
Federal revenue: $31.9 million
State revenue: $93.1 million
Local revenue: $72.4 million
Total spending: $251.4 million
Spending per pupil: $17,506
Salaries: $102.5 million40.8% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $189.3 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 16.2%
State: 47.2%
Local: 36.7%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$17,506

Arkansas$12,724

United States$16,826

Schools in Fort Smith School District

By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 18 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Ballman Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	286	19.1
Barling Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	316	18.6
Beard Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	297	15.6
Belle Point Alternative Center	High	6 to 12	39	4.3
Bonneville Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	287	19.1
Carnall Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	172	19.1
Cavanaugh Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	303	16.8
Dora Kimmons Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	753	14.8
Elmer H. Cook Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	459	20.0
Euper Lane Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	397	16.5
Fairview Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	582	18.2
Fort Smith Virtual AcademyCharter	High	6 to 12	106	8.8
Harry C. Morrison Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	493	19.7
Howard Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	299	19.9
John P. Woods Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	514	19.8
L. A. Chaffin Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	753	13.9
Northside High School	High	9 to 12	2,231	11.3
Park Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	387	19.4
Ramsey Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	801	14.1
Raymond F. Orr Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	235	18.1
Southside High School	High	9 to 12	2,053	10.8
Spradling Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	307	19.2
Sunnymede Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	510	18.9
Sutton Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	411	15.2
Tilles Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	343	19.1
William O. Darby Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	711	12.7

Nearby and related

Other districts in Sebastian County

Greenwood School District 3,930 students
Hackett School District 824 students
Lavaca School District 801 students
Future School of Fort Smith 235 students
Institute for the Creative Arts 49 students
Westark 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.