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Fordyce School District

Fordyce School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (732 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Fordyce School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$48,464
Est. avg teacher salary

Above benchmark

$21,175
Per-pupil spending
732
Students enrolled
80th
Pct. in AR
$48,464

Fordyce School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (732 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort). Estimated average teacher salary is $48,464, below the national average of $70,245, serving 732 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Smaller enrollment scale: Fordyce School District is in the smallest third by enrollment among comparable Arkansas districts (732 students in the NCES CCD F-33 cohort).
  • 80th percentile for Arkansas
  • 11th percentile nationally
  • 22% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arkansas ranks #49 of 49 on the salary estimate and #32 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Fordyce School District ranks #40 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil
  • +13.3% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arkansas median

Among 234 Arkansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Fordyce School District's instructional payroll puts 6.1% into special education , 4.0 points below the state median of 10.1%. Special-education salary is a thinner slice of instructional pay here than at the median Arkansas district, not a judgment of need, only of how F-33 codes the payroll.

Program Fordyce School AR median Gap
Regular program 77.2% 73.6% +3.6 pp
Special education 6.1% 10.1% -4.0 pp
Vocational programs 4.9% 5.7% -0.8 pp
Other programs 11.7% 9.9% +1.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 234 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0506210 · FY2023.

LEAID 0506210 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Fordyce School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-HIGH +12% vs state RANK-ST-MID P80 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P11 national PPE-MID $21K/pupil ENR-SMALL 732 students INSTR-LOW 22% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Dequeen FY-2023-LIGHT FY2023 book

FY2023: $48,464 estimated average teacher salary · P80 in Arkansas · P11 nationally · 22% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Paragould ($66est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Fordyce School

Salary neighbourhood · Fordyce School

Fordyce School already leads most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Fordyce School

Fordyce School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$48,464 11th percentile higher than 11% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). Below this entry. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). This entry sits in this band. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Fordyce School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Fordyce School in Arkansas's lower-third pay band

Same 199 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Fordyce School District ranks #40 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #6 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Fordyce School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren School District leads spending at $31,095 per pupil; Fayetteville School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Fordyce School District

  • Estimated teacher pay here rose +13.3% between FY2019 and FY2023, outpacing Arkansas's statewide +9.0% by 4.3 points, a growth rate faster than 61% of the 233 Arkansas districts with a comparable FY2019 baseline.
  • Enrolment fell from 787 to 732 students (7.0% down) across FY2019–FY2023 while the instructional salary pool per teacher went up. Districts on that path are usually holding staffing steady against a falling roll, which lifts the per-teacher figure without anyone getting a raise, so read this page's salary estimate alongside the enrolment line rather than on its own.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$48,463.639

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arkansas price level
86.8 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$55,827

+15% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arkansas run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Arkansas compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Fordyce School District

What the Numbers Say About Fordyce School District

Fordyce School District is a small school district in Arkansas, serving 732 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $21,175. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $48,464, placing the district in the high-investment tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0506210 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Fordyce School District runs meaningfully above the state benchmark, a 12.1% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (31.0% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 80% of them. Arkansas itself ranks #49 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Fordyce School District reports $15.5M in total expenditure against $13.6M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 22% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $2.2M, special-education teacher pay is $0.2M.

How does Fordyce School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Arkansas average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Fordyce School District $48,464
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Fordyce School District pays -20.4% less than Springdale School District · per-pupil $21,175 vs $15,771

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Arkansas districts

On pay, Fordyce School District sits closest to Dequeen School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Rivercrest School District #57. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Dequeen School District
  2. Camden Fairview School Dist.
  3. County Line School District
  4. Nashville School District
  5. Mt. Vernon/Enola School Dist.
  6. Lonoke School District
  7. Centerpoint School District
  8. Ozark School District
  9. Harrisburg School District
  10. Eureka Springs School District
  11. Westside School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Rivercrest School District #57
  2. Mulberry School District
  3. Osceola School District
  4. Dermott School District
  5. Forrest City School District
  6. Augusta School District
  7. Helena/ W.helena School Dist.
  8. Lakeside School District (Chicot County)
  9. Magnet Cove School Dist.
  10. Cossatot River School District
  11. Malvern School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Fordyce School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Fordyce School District: closest on enrollment (732 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($48,464 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$13.6M
Total Revenue
$15.5M
Total Expenditure
$3.4M
Instruction Salaries
22% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$2.2M
Regular Program
$0.2M
Special Education
$0.1M
Vocational
$0.3M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Fordyce School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 83% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 17% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arkansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arkansas districts belongs to Fayetteville School District at $73,997. Fordyce School District sits in the upper quarter of that field at 39 of 201, nearer the ceiling than the floor. Mississippi and South Dakota are the states closest to Arkansas on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Arkansas districts →

Other Arkansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 198 Arkansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Greenland School District
$44,350
767 students
Cross County School District
$40,864
697 students
Horatio School District
$31,369
694 students
Riverside School District
$37,703
774 students
Cutter-morning Star Sch. Dist.
$31,332
690 students
Mansfield School District
$43,754
775 students

This is a sample of 6 from 198 Arkansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Fordyce School District
What is the average teacher salary in Fordyce School District?

The average teacher salary in Fordyce School District is $48,464 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Fordyce School District teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Fordyce School District pays 12.1% more than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $48,464.

How does Fordyce School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Fordyce School District pays 31.0% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $48,464.

What is the per-pupil spending in Fordyce School District?

Fordyce School District spends approximately $21,175 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Fordyce School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 22% of Fordyce School District's total expenditure of $15.5M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Fordyce School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.