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Little Rock, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 27/100 ranks Arkansas Virtual Academy #218 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $8,119 per pupil, Arkansas Virtual Academy ranks #253 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,733
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$8,119
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Arkansas Virtual Academy operates 3 public schools serving 3,733 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Pulaski County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $8,119 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, 87.0% state, and 13.0% 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 27/100, ranked #218 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 1114.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 28.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 65.0% White, 20.1% African American, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Arkansas Virtual Academy, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
Arkansas Virtual Academy High School accounts for 48.7% of all Arkansas Virtual Academy student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Arkansas Virtual Academy a distant remainder — means Arkansas Virtual Academy-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 Virtual Academy has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.4% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Arkansas Virtual Academy student-counselor ratio is 1115:1 — 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 Virtual Academy chronic absenteeism rate is 28.4% — 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 Arkansas Virtual Academy is typically wider than the Arkansas Virtual Academy-aggregate figure suggests.
Arkansas Virtual Academy has 3 schools, including 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,733 students.
How much does Arkansas Virtual Academy spend per student?
Arkansas Virtual Academy spends $8,119 per student. The district has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #218 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Arkansas Virtual Academy?
Arkansas Virtual Academy students are 65.0% White, 20.1% African American, 7.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Arkansas Virtual Academy?
Arkansas Virtual Academy has an equity score of 27/100, ranking #218 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.