School system superintendents. The list ranked the superintendents by total compensation paid for the 2016-17 school year. The actual superintendents are listed who are serving in that capacity for the 2017-18 school year.
Topping Arkansas Business published a list of the salaries of two-hundred and forty-three Arkansas the list of our area superintendents was the Dollarway School districts, Barbara J. Warren, at $294866 which works out to $300 per student. Dollarway has 982 students in the district.
Other area schools, the superintendent, salary, number of students and compensation per students are:
| School | Superintendent | Compensation | Enrollment | Per Student |
| White Hall | Doug Dorris | $204,715 | 2,926 | $70 |
| Sheridan | Jerrod K Williams | $197,966 | 4,053 | $49 |
| Watson Chapel | Connie G Hathorn | $177,024 | 2,582 | $69 |
| Stuttgart | Rick Gales | $175,163 | 1,568 | $112 |
| Star City | Jon Laffoon | $155,115 | 1,537 | $101 |
| Pine Bluff | C. Michael Robinson | $155,000* | 3,648 | $110* |
| *Pine Bluff total for position was $402,539 for the position. Robinson received $155,000 | ||||
| DeWitt | Wanda L. Dardenne | $149,167 | 1,236 | $121 |
| England | Tyler Scott | $140,047 | 690 | $216 |
| Warren | Bryan Cornish | $142,585 | 1,613 | $88 |
| Monticello | Sandra Lanehart | $138,321 | 1,930 | $71 |
| Drew Central | Billy Williams | $133,381 | 1,027 | $130 |
| Fordyce | Albert Snow | $129,969 | 764 | $170 |
| Cleveland County | Johnnie L. Johanson | $126,326 | 848 | $149 |
| Woodlawn | Dudley Hume | $116,866 | 564 | $207 |
The Highest paid superintendent in the state was Douglas Brubaker of the Fort Smith district at $366,008 per year. Fort Smith has 14,239 students, not the largest in the state, Little Rock has that honor at 22,338 students. Fort Smith spends $26 per student. The lowest salary is for the superintendent of the Imboden Charter School District in Lawrence county. Judy M. Warren is paid $79,804 to run the district that has 64 students, that works out to $1,247 per student.
