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Prairie Grove School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Prairie Grove School District runs 4 public schools with 2,259 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.9 students per teacher is 1.2 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "PRAIRIE GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools
4
Students
2,259
Teachers (FTE)
162
Students per teacher
13.9
AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
Address
102 E Buchanan St., Prairie Grove, AR 72753
County
Washington County
Locale
Town: Fringe
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
0511760
State district ID
AR-7206000
Total staff (FTE)
320
School counselors (FTE)
5.0About 452 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
7.0
Charter schools
1
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Students per teacher compared

This district13.9
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 (2,076), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$25.0 million
Federal revenue
$2.2 million
State revenue
$14.3 million
Local revenue
$8.4 million
Total spending
$25.9 million
Spending per pupil
$12,488
Salaries
$10.7 million41.3% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$31.0 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.7%
  • State: 57.4%
  • Local: 33.9%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$12,488
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826

Schools in Prairie Grove School District

By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Prairie Grove Elementary SchoolElementaryPK to 376320.1
Prairie Grove High SchoolCharterHigh9 to 126209.0
Prairie Grove Junior High SchoolMiddle7 to 832614.2
Prairie Grove Middle SchoolMiddle4 to 655018.3

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.