Regular local school district · Craighead County
WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), AR: schools, enrollment and spending
WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead) runs 3 public schools with 1,817 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 14.2 students per teacher is 1.5 higher than the Arkansas figure of 12.7.
At a glance
- Schools
- 3
- Students
- 1,817
- Teachers (FTE)
- 128
- Students per teacher
- 14.2
- AR: 12.7 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 1630 Highway 91 West, Jonesboro, AR 72404
- Phone
- (870)935-7501
- County
- Craighead County
- Locale
- Rural: Fringe
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 0504020
- State district ID
- AR-1602000
- Total staff (FTE)
- 279
- School counselors (FTE)
- 5.0About 363 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 5.0
Students per teacher compared
This district14.2
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 (1,823), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $20.5 million
- Federal revenue
- $3.8 million
- State revenue
- $10.9 million
- Local revenue
- $5.8 million
- Total spending
- $18.2 million
- Spending per pupil
- $9,965
- Salaries
- $10.0 million54.9% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $12.2 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 18.4%
- State: 53.2%
- Local: 28.4%
Arkansas overall
- Federal: 16.0%
- State: 47.0%
- Local: 37.0%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$9,965
Arkansas$12,724
United States$16,826
Schools in WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)
By level: 1 high, 1 middle, 1 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Westside Elementary School | Elementary | PK to 4 | 756 | 18.4 |
| Westside High School | High | 8 to 12 | 647 | 11.6 |
| Westside Middle School | Middle | 5 to 7 | 414 | 13.8 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Craighead County
- Jonesboro School District 6,762 students
- Nettleton School District 3,910 students
- Brookland School District 3,213 students
- Valley View School District 2,975 students
- Riverside School District 789 students
- Buffalo Island Central School District 720 students
- Bay School District 550 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.