Regular local school district · Sebastian County
Lavaca School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Lavaca School District runs 3 public schools with 801 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 7.5 students per teacher is 5.2 lower than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "LAVACA SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 801
- Teachers (FTE)
- 107
- Students per teacher
- 7.5
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 203 Fir St, Lavaca, AR 72941
- Phone
- (479)377-1230
- County
- Sebastian County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0508730
- State district ID
- AR-6605000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 169
- School counselors (FTE)
- 3.0About 267 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 4.0
Students per teacher compared
This district7.5
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 (847), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $9.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $1.2 million
- State revenue
- $5.1 million
- Local revenue
- $3.2 million
- Total spending
- $9.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,854
- Salaries
- $5.0 million54.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $12.5 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.0%
- State: 53.1%
- Local: 33.8%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,854
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Lavaca School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Lavaca Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 4 | 322 | 16.9 |
| Lavaca High School | High | 9 to 12 | 245 | 3.6 |
| Lavaca Middle School | Middle | 5 to 8 | 234 | 13.0 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Sebastian County
- Fort Smith School District 14,045 students
- Greenwood School District 3,930 students
- Hackett School District 824 students
- Future School of Fort Smith 235 students
- Institute for the Creative Arts 49 students
- Westark 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.