VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT is a public school district in Arkansas serving 5,911 students across 11 schools. It includes 6 elementary, 2 middle, 1 high schools, among them 1 charter school. Its graduation rate of 87.6% is near the national average of 86.5%. Per-pupil spending of $13,458 is near the national average for a US public school district. 58% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| J. J. IZARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | KG–05 | 479 |
| JAMES R. TATE ELEM. SCHOOL | PK–05 | 457 |
| KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | PK–05 | 443 |
| OLIVER SPRINGS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | KG–05 | 476 |
| PARKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | KG–05 | 413 |
| RENA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | KG–05 | 439 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| BUTTERFIELD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | 06–08 | 613 |
| NORTHRIDGE MIDDLE SCHOOL | 06–08 | 753 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOL | 10–12 | 1,228 |
| School | Grades | Students |
|---|---|---|
| RIVER VALLEY VIRTUAL ACADEMYCharter | KG–12 | 148 |
| VAN BUREN FRESHMAN ACADEMY | 09–09 | 462 |
Funding is shared between state (49%) and local sources (29%), with notable federal support (22%).
All figures on this page come directly from US federal open datasets — NCES Common Core of Data, EDFacts, and the Opportunity Atlas — and we work hard to keep them accurate and up to date. That said, federal data is published on an annual cycle, so some figures may not yet reflect the very latest school-year changes or local updates. We recommend using this page as a helpful starting point and cross-checking with the school or district directly, or visiting the NCES Common Core of Data and ed.gov for the most authoritative figures before making any important decisions.