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Beebe, Arkansas - 5 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Beebe School District #222 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,832 per pupil, Beebe School District ranks #235 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,394
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$9,832
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Beebe School District operates 5 public schools serving 3,394 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined, 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 White County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,832 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 27.5% local, 53.3% state, and 19.2% 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 #222 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (16 AP courses district-wide), a 449.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Beebe Early Childhood, with a diversity index of 35.6/100.
Its largest campus is Beebe High School, enrolling 1,049 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Beebe High School accounts for 30.9% of all Beebe School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Beebe School District-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.
Beebe School District school enrollment varies 2.4× across entities
Beebe School District school enrollment ranges from 439 students (lowest) to 1,049 students (highest), a spread of 610 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Beebe School District student-counselor ratio is 449:1 — 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.
Beebe School District chronic absenteeism rate is 18.2% — 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 Beebe School District is typically wider than the Beebe School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Beebe School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,394 students.
How much does Beebe School District spend per student?
Beebe School District spends $9,832 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #222 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Beebe School District?
Beebe School District students are 82.9% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.9% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Beebe School District?
Beebe School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #222 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.