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Bradford, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 62/100 ranks Bradford School District #80 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,252 per pupil, Bradford School District ranks #166 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
473
Total Enrollment
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$11,252
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Bradford School District operates 2 public schools serving 473 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 White County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,252 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 22.6% local, 58.0% state, and 19.4% 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 62/100, ranked #80 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 341.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.2% White, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Bradford Elementary School, enrolling 249 students (57% of the district's total enrollment).
Bradford Elementary School accounts for 52.6% of all Bradford School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Bradford School District a distant remainder — means Bradford 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.
Bradford 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.
Bradford School District student-counselor ratio is 342:1 — 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 Bradford School District is typically wider than the Bradford School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bradford School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Bradford School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 473 students.
How much does Bradford School District spend per student?
Bradford School District spends $11,252 per student. The district has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #80 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Bradford School District?
Bradford School District students are 96.2% White, 1.1% African American, 0.7% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bradford School District?
Bradford School District has an equity score of 62/100, ranking #80 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.