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Armorel, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Armorel School District #105 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,148 per pupil, Armorel School District ranks #42 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
416
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$14,148
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Armorel School District operates 2 public schools serving 416 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 Mississippi County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,148 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 83.1% local, 5.3% state, and 11.6% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #105 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 219:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.1% White, 9.3% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Armorel Elementary School, enrolling 234 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Armorel Elementary School accounts for 53.4% of all Armorel School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Armorel School District a distant remainder — means Armorel 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.
Armorel School District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Armorel School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Armorel School District is typically wider than the Armorel School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Armorel School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 416 students.
How much does Armorel School District spend per student?
Armorel School District spends $14,148 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #105 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Armorel School District?
Armorel School District students are 81.1% White, 9.3% African American, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Armorel School District?
Armorel School District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #105 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.