Regular local school district · Jefferson County
Pine Bluff School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Pine Bluff School District runs 7 public schools with 2,896 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.6 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 7
- Students
- 2,896
- Teachers (FTE)
- 213
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 105 S. Walnut Loading Dock, Pine Bluff, AR 71601
- Phone
- (870)543-4203
- County
- Jefferson County
- Locale
- Town: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0500026
- State district ID
- AR-3505000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 527
- School counselors (FTE)
- 9.0About 322 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 14.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.6
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 (2,948), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $42.9 million
- Federal revenue
- $7.8 million
- State revenue
- $18.5 million
- Local revenue
- $16.6 million
- Total spending
- $40.7 million
- Spending per pupil
- $13,800
- Salaries
- $19.1 million47.0% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $33.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 18.2%
- State: 43.1%
- Local: 38.7%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$13,800
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Pine Bluff School District
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Broadmoor Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 283 | 14.2 |
| Forrest Park Greenville Preschool | Prekindergarten | PK | 204 | 14.6 |
| Matthews Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 367 | 15.3 |
| Pine Bluff High SchoolCEP school | High | 10 to 12 | 688 | 14.3 |
| Pine Bluff Junior High SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 9 | 610 | 10.0 |
| Southwood Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 345 | 15.7 |
| Thirty-Fourth Street Elementary SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 399 | 18.1 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Jefferson County
- White Hall School District 3,046 students
- Watson Chapel School District 1,552 students
- Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas 1,350 students
- Arkansas Correctional Schools 0 students
- Jefferson Area Career Center 0 students
- Arkansas River Education Service Cooperative
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.