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Harrison, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Bergman School District #170 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,936 per pupil, Bergman School District ranks #231 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,124
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$9,936
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bergman School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,124 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,936 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 19.1% local, 60.5% state, and 20.4% 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 41/100, ranked #170 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 367.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bergman High School, with a diversity index of 19.9/100.
Its largest campus is Bergman Elementary School, enrolling 474 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Bergman Elementary School accounts for 42.2% of all Bergman School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bergman 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.
Bergman School District student-counselor ratio is 367:1 — 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.
Bergman School District chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Bergman School District is typically wider than the Bergman School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bergman School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,124 students.
How much does Bergman School District spend per student?
Bergman School District spends $9,936 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #170 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Bergman School District?
Bergman School District students are 92.3% White, 4.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bergman School District?
Bergman School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #170 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.