Fort Smith School District
Public school district based in Fort Smith, Arkansas. NCES district ID 0506330; state ID AR-6601000.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
26
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
14,045
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
998.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
14.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
1
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 362 | |
| Kindergarten | 976 | |
| Grade 1 | 1,011 | |
| Grade 2 | 1,073 | |
| Grade 3 | 1,080 | |
| Grade 4 | 1,044 | |
| Grade 5 | 1,052 | |
| Grade 6 | 1,033 | |
| Grade 7 | 992 | |
| Grade 8 | 1,027 | |
| Grade 9 | 1,151 | |
| Grade 10 | 1,093 | |
| Grade 11 | 1,144 | |
| Grade 12 | 999 | |
| Ungraded | 8 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.7% | |
| Asian | 4.8% | |
| Black or African American | 9.8% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 37.5% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.1% | |
| Two or more races | 11.6% | |
| White | 35.5% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.9% | |
| Male | 51.1% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: City 25, Suburb 1.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northside High School Fort Smith | 9–12 | Regular | 2,231 | 198.7 | 11.2 | City: Small |
| Southside High School Fort Smith | 9–12 | Regular | 2,053 | 190.9 | 10.8 | City: Small |
| Ramsey Middle School Fort Smith | 6–8 | Regular | 801 | 57.3 | 14 | City: Small |
| L. A. Chaffin Middle School Fort Smith | 6–8 | Regular | 753 | 54.0 | 13.9 | City: Small |
| Dora Kimmons Middle School Fort Smith | 6–8 | Regular | 753 | 51.7 | 14.6 | City: Small |
| William O. Darby Middle School Fort Smith | 6–8 | Regular | 711 | 56.9 | 12.5 | City: Small |
| Fairview Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 582 | 32.4 | 18 | City: Small |
| John P. Woods Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 514 | 26.6 | 19.3 | City: Small |
| Sunnymede Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 510 | 27.3 | 18.7 | City: Small |
| Harry C. Morrison Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 493 | 25.8 | 19.1 | City: Small |
| Elmer H. Cook Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 459 | 23.7 | 19.4 | City: Small |
| Sutton Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 411 | 27.4 | 15 | City: Small |
| Euper Lane Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 397 | 24.4 | 16.3 | City: Small |
| Park Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 387 | 20.0 | 19.4 | City: Small |
| Tilles Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 343 | 18.1 | 19 | City: Small |
| Barling Elementary School Barling | PK–5 | Regular | 316 | 17.8 | 17.7 | Suburb: Midsize |
| Spradling Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 307 | 16.8 | 18.3 | City: Small |
| Cavanaugh Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 303 | 18.2 | 16.6 | City: Small |
| Howard Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 299 | 15.9 | 18.9 | City: Small |
| Beard Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 297 | 19.4 | 15.3 | City: Small |
| Bonneville Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 287 | 15.0 | 19.1 | City: Small |
| Ballman Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 286 | 15.2 | 18.8 | City: Small |
| Raymond F. Orr Elementary School Fort Smith | K–5 | Regular | 235 | 13.8 | 17.1 | City: Small |
| Carnall Elementary School Fort Smith | PK–5 | Regular | 172 | 9.1 | 18.9 | City: Small |
| Fort Smith Virtual AcademyCharter Fort Smith | 6–12 | Regular | 106 | 12.5 | 8.5 | City: Small |
| Belle Point Alternative Center Fort Smith | 6–12 | Alternative | 39 | 9.4 | 4.1 | City: Small |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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