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Heber Springs School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Heber Springs School District runs 3 public schools with 1,617 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.1 students per teacher is about the same as the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "HEBER SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
1,617
Teachers (FTE)
134
Students per teacher
12.1
AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
Address
1100 West Pine St, Heber Springs, AR 72543
County
Cleburne County
Locale
Town: Distant
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0507560
State district ID
AR-1202000
Total staff (FTE)
252
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 323 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
5.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.1
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 (1,537), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$18.6 million
Federal revenue
$3.3 million
State revenue
$4.6 million
Local revenue
$10.6 million
Total spending
$16.0 million
Spending per pupil
$10,430
Salaries
$8.9 million55.5% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$22.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.9%
  • State: 24.8%
  • Local: 57.2%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$10,430
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826

Schools in Heber Springs School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Heber Springs Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 574315.5
Heber Springs High SchoolHigh9 to 124838.2
Heber Springs Middle SchoolMiddle6 to 839115.0

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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.