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Bentonville, Arkansas - 1 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Arkansas Connections Academy #223 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $7,514 per pupil, Arkansas Connections Academy ranks #255 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,231
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$7,514
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Arkansas Connections Academy operates 1 public schools serving 3,231 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Benton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $7,514 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 0.0% local, 93.3% state, and 6.7% 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 25/100, ranked #223 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 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 915:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 5.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.4% White, 12.3% African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Arkansas Connections Academy High accounts for 100.0% of all Arkansas Connections Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arkansas Connections Academy a distant remainder — means Arkansas Connections Academy-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.
Arkansas Connections Academy student-counselor ratio is 915:1 — 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.
Arkansas Connections Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 5.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Arkansas Connections Academy?
Arkansas Connections Academy has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 3,231 students.
How much does Arkansas Connections Academy spend per student?
Arkansas Connections Academy spends $7,514 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #223 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Arkansas Connections Academy?
Arkansas Connections Academy students are 70.4% White, 12.3% African American, 8.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arkansas Connections Academy?
Arkansas Connections Academy has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #223 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.