An equity score of 70/100 ranks Blytheville School District #49 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,526 per pupil, Blytheville School District ranks #50 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,581
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$14,526
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Blytheville School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,581 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary 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 $14,526 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 28.5% local, 38.5% state, and 33.1% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 70/100, ranked #49 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 193.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 70.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.0% African American, 10.5% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Blytheville Middle School, with a diversity index of 35.5/100.
Its largest campus is Blytheville High School, enrolling 369 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses fell 19.7% between 2022-23 and 2023-24 (1,581 to 1,269 students), and the student-teacher ratio tightened by 1.2 students per teacher as staffing held steadier than enrollment, per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $24,110,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 41.8% went to instruction, 48.4% to support services, and 2.5% to capital outlay, support-services-heavy relative to typical districts, reflecting spending on transportation, administration, or student services. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Blytheville High School accounts for 23.3% of all Blytheville School District student enrollment
That concentration means Blytheville School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Blytheville School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Blytheville School District school enrollment ranges from 172 students (lowest) to 369 students (highest), a spread of 197 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.
Blytheville School District reports 99.1% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Blytheville School District student-counselor ratio is 193:1 — 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.
Blytheville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 70.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
How many schools are in Blytheville School District?
Blytheville School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,581 students.
How much does Blytheville School District spend per student?
Blytheville School District spends $14,526 per student. The district has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #49 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Blytheville School District?
Blytheville School District students are 81.0% African American, 10.5% White, 5.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Blytheville School District?
Blytheville School District has an equity score of 70/100, ranking #49 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.