Regular local school district · Grant County
Poyen School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Poyen School District runs 2 public schools with 557 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 8.1 students per teacher is 4.6 lower than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "POYEN SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 2
- Students
- 557
- Teachers (FTE)
- 69
- Students per teacher
- 8.1
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 14296 Hwy 270 W, Poyen, AR 72128
- Phone
- (501)332-8884
- County
- Grant County
- Locale
- Rural: Distant
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0511730
- State district ID
- AR-2703000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 99
- School counselors (FTE)
- 1.0About 557 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 2.0
Students per teacher compared
This district8.1
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 (540), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $6.1 million
- Federal revenue
- $750,000
- State revenue
- $4.5 million
- Local revenue
- $853,000
- Total spending
- $5.6 million
- Spending per pupil
- $10,437
- Salaries
- $3.0 million53.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $2.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 12.3%
- State: 73.6%
- Local: 14.0%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$10,437
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Poyen School District
By level: 1 high, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Poyen Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 6 | 293 | 15.4 |
| Poyen High School | High | 7 to 12 | 264 | 5.3 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Grant County
- Sheridan School District 4,208 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.