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Arkadelphia, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 8/100 ranks Arkadelphia School District #250 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,535 per pupil, Arkadelphia School District ranks #242 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,913
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,535
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arkadelphia School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,913 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 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 Clark County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,535 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 45.2% local, 42.0% state, and 12.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 8/100, ranked #250 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 550.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.5% White, 35.7% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Peake Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.6/100.
Its largest campus is Peake Elementary School, enrolling 783 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Peake Elementary School accounts for 32.9% of all Arkadelphia School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Arkadelphia School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Arkadelphia School District student-counselor ratio is 550:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Arkadelphia School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Arkadelphia School District is typically wider than the Arkadelphia School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Arkadelphia School District?
Arkadelphia School District has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,913 students.
How much does Arkadelphia School District spend per student?
Arkadelphia School District spends $9,535 per student. The district has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #250 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Arkadelphia School District?
Arkadelphia School District students are 46.5% White, 35.7% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arkadelphia School District?
Arkadelphia School District has an equity score of 8/100, ranking #250 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.