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Booneville, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Booneville School District #119 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,659 per pupil, Booneville School District ranks #201 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,344
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,659
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Booneville School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,344 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,659 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 24.1% local, 52.8% state, and 23.1% 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 51/100, ranked #119 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 270:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 7.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.8% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Booneville Jr High School, with a diversity index of 28.1/100.
Its largest campus is Booneville Elementary School, enrolling 791 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Booneville Elementary School accounts for 58.4% of all Booneville School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Booneville School District a distant remainder — means Booneville 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.
Booneville School District school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Booneville School District school enrollment ranges from 265 students (lowest) to 791 students (highest), a spread of 526 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.
Booneville School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Booneville School District student-counselor ratio is 270:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Booneville School District is typically wider than the Booneville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Booneville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 7.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Booneville School District?
Booneville School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,344 students.
How much does Booneville School District spend per student?
Booneville School District spends $10,659 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #119 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Booneville School District?
Booneville School District students are 85.8% White, 5.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Booneville School District?
Booneville School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #119 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.