Regular local school district · Crawford County
Van Buren School District, AR: schools, enrollment and spending
Van Buren School District runs 11 public schools with 5,703 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 "VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT".
At a glance
- Schools
- 11
- Students
- 5,703
- Teachers (FTE)
- 419
- Students per teacher
- 13.6
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 2221 Pointer Trail, Van Buren, AR 72956
- Phone
- (479)474-7942
- County
- Crawford County
- Locale
- Suburb: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0513410
- State district ID
- AR-1705000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 897
- School counselors (FTE)
- 14.0About 407 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 20.0
- Charter schools
- 1
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 (5,506), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $70.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.6 million
- State revenue
- $36.1 million
- Local revenue
- $20.8 million
- Total spending
- $68.8 million
- Spending per pupil
- $12,494
- Salaries
- $36.7 million53.4% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $70.6 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 19.3%
- State: 51.3%
- Local: 29.5%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$12,494
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in Van Buren School District
By level: 1 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary, 1 other, 1 secondary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Butterfield Trail Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 557 | 14.3 |
| Central Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 466 | 18.6 |
| James R. Tate Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 459 | 18.4 |
| King Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 5 | 437 | 15.6 |
| Northridge Middle School | Middle | 6 to 8 | 713 | 16.2 |
| Oliver Springs Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 441 | 18.4 |
| Parkview Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 437 | 19.0 |
| Rena Elementary School | Elementary | K to 5 | 414 | 19.7 |
| River Valley Virtual AcademyCharter | Other | K to 12 | 79 | 2.3 |
| Van Buren Freshman Academy | Secondary | 9 | 468 | 12.6 |
| Van Buren High School | High | 10 to 12 | 1,232 | 10.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Crawford County
- Alma School District 3,092 students
- Cedarville School District 731 students
- Mountainburg School District 655 students
- Mulberry Pleasant View Bi County School District 442 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.