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Pea Ridge School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Pea Ridge School District runs 5 public schools with 2,670 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 16.7 students per teacher is 4.0 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "PEA RIDGE SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
5
Students
2,670
Teachers (FTE)
160
Students per teacher
16.7
AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
Address
979 Weston St, Pea Ridge, AR 72751
County
Benton County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0503030
State district ID
AR-0407000
Total staff (FTE)
436
School counselors (FTE)
7.0About 381 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
10.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district16.7
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 (2,252), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$27.8 million
Federal revenue
$2.4 million
State revenue
$17.6 million
Local revenue
$7.8 million
Total spending
$30.2 million
Spending per pupil
$13,417
Salaries
$13.0 million43.1% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$37.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.7%
  • State: 63.2%
  • Local: 28.1%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$13,417
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826

Schools in Pea Ridge School District

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 2 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Pea Ridge High SchoolHigh10 to 1259714.9
Pea Ridge Intermediate SchoolElementary3 to 439916.6
Pea Ridge Junior High SchoolMiddle7 to 964315.0
Pea Ridge Middle SchoolMiddle5 to 644422.2
Pea Ridge Primary SchoolElementaryPK to 258719.6

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.