Arkansas Explained: How is the state’s public school funding amount set?

Arkansas Explained: How is the state’s public school funding amount set?

Students study on laptops inside a Farmington elementary school on March 19, 2026. (Photo by Antoinette Grajeda/Arkansas Advocate)While Arkansas lawmakers prepare to debate the rising cost of the state’s school voucher program, the Legislature must also determine the cost of an adequate public education.  The school adequacy study, which occurs every other year and is the result of litigation, culminates with a report that must be submitted to t…