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Alpena, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 64/100 ranks Alpena School District #74 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,666 per pupil, Alpena School District ranks #135 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
470
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,666
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Alpena School District operates 2 public schools serving 470 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,666 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.2% local, 59.3% state, and 17.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #74 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 402:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alpena Elementary School, enrolling 219 students (54% of the district's total enrollment).
Alpena Elementary School accounts for 46.6% of all Alpena School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alpena School District a distant remainder — means Alpena School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alpena School District student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Alpena School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Alpena School District is typically wider than the Alpena School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Alpena School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 470 students.
How much does Alpena School District spend per student?
Alpena School District spends $11,666 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #74 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Alpena School District?
Alpena School District students are 93.6% White, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.6% African American, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alpena School District?
Alpena School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #74 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.