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Pulaski County Special School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending

Pulaski County Special School District runs 25 public schools with 12,368 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.4 students per teacher is 0.7 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.Listed in NCES data as "PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT".

At a glance

Schools: 25
Students: 12,368
Teachers (FTE): 922
Students per teacher: 13.4; AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3

Address: 925 East Dixon Road, Little Rock, AR 72216
Phone: (501)234-2000
County: Pulaski County
Locale: Suburb: Large
Grades offered: PK to 12
Agency type: Regular local school district
NCES district ID: 0511850
State district ID: AR-6003000
Total staff (FTE): 2,314
School counselors (FTE): 45.0About 275 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE): 65.0

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Students per teacher compared

This district13.4

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 (11,742), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.

Total revenue: $169.9 million
Federal revenue: $19.2 million
State revenue: $31.7 million
Local revenue: $118.9 million
Total spending: $180.6 million
Spending per pupil: $15,382
Salaries: $93.8 million51.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year): $273.9 million

Where revenue came from

Federal: 11.3%
State: 18.7%
Local: 70.0%

Arkansas overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$15,382

Arkansas$12,724

United States$16,826

Schools in Pulaski County Special School District

By level: 4 high, 4 middle, 16 elementary, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.


Baker Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	407	15.1
Cato Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	305	17.9
Chenal Elementary School	Elementary	K to 5	448	16.0
College Station Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	150	12.5
Crystal Hill Elementary	Elementary	PK to 5	499	15.1
Daisy Bates Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	409	13.6
Harris Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	187	11.7
Joe T. Robinson Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	295	12.8
Joe T. Robinson High School	High	9 to 12	1,030	12.1
Joe T. Robinson Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	607	12.6
Landmark Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	301	17.7
Lawson Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	220	12.9
Maumelle High School	High	9 to 12	869	13.2
Maumelle Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	498	11.6
Mills Middle School	Middle	6 to 8	420	10.0
Mills University Studies High School	High	9 to 12	612	12.0
Oak Grove Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	193	12.9
Oakbrooke Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	408	15.7
Pine Forest Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	371	16.9
Sherwood Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	424	19.3
Sylvan Hills Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	516	17.8
Sylvan Hills High School	High	9 to 12	1,120	12.9
Sylvan Hills Junior High School	Secondary	8 to 9	721	11.8
Sylvan Hills Middle School	Middle	6 to 7	772	13.5
William Jefferson Clinton Elementary School	Elementary	PK to 5	586	15.4

Nearby and related

Other districts in Pulaski County

Little Rock School District 21,086 students
North Little Rock School District 7,711 students
Arkansas Virtual Academy 5,269 students
Jacksonville North Pulaski School District 4,360 students
Lisa Academy 4,292 students
Estem Public Charter School 2,358 students
Academics Plus Public Charter Schools 1,993 students
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock 754 students
Premier High Schools of Arkansas 657 students
Graduate Arkansas Charter 557 students
Academies of Math and Science 486 students
Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools 426 students
Excel Center 424 students
Scholarmade Achievement Place of Arkansas 306 students
Division of Youth Services School System 241 students

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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.