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ExploreFORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT

Regular

Suburb

NCES ID: 0506330

FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT

FORT SMITH, AR

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

14,045

-0.7%YoY

Graduation Rate

79.7%

-7.0%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$20,772

+6.3%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

14.1:1

+6.0%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

100.0%

0.0%vs. State

English Language Learners

5.7%

-65.5%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

18.4%

-1.1%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.8%

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