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Hector School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Hector School District runs 3 public schools with 695 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 10.1 students per teacher is 2.6 lower than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "HECTOR SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
3
Students
695
Teachers (FTE)
69
Students per teacher
10.1
AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
Address
11520 Sr 27, Hector, AR 72843
County
Pope County
Locale
Rural: Remote
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0507620
State district ID
AR-5803000
Total staff (FTE)
141
School counselors (FTE)
3.0About 232 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
2.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district10.1
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 (623), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$7.8 million
Federal revenue
$1.4 million
State revenue
$4.3 million
Local revenue
$2.1 million
Total spending
$7.7 million
Spending per pupil
$12,343
Salaries
$3.8 million49.2% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$4.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 17.5%
  • State: 55.2%
  • Local: 27.4%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,343
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826

Schools in Hector School District

By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Hector Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 424513.6
Hector High SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 122276.3
Hector Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 822315.9

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.