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Bryant, Arkansas - 12 schools
An equity score of 13/100 ranks Bryant School District #246 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,843 per pupil, Bryant School District ranks #234 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
9,766
Total Enrollment
12
Schools
$9,843
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bryant School District operates 12 public schools serving 9,766 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 2 combined, 2 middle, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Saline County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,843 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 35.7% local, 49.1% state, and 15.2% 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 13/100, ranked #246 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 12 schools offering Advanced Placement (26 AP courses district-wide), a 440.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 50.7% White, 21.4% African American, 20.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Robert L. Davis Elem. School, with a diversity index of 69.6/100.
Its largest campus is Bryant High School, enrolling 2,369 students (24% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hurricane Creek Elementary, at 435 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Bryant High School accounts for 24.1% of all Bryant School District student enrollment
That concentration means Bryant 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.
Bryant School District school enrollment varies 5.4× across entities
Bryant School District school enrollment ranges from 435 students (lowest) to 2,369 students (highest), a spread of 1,934 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.
Bryant School District student-counselor ratio is 441:1 — 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.
Bryant School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.1% — 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 Bryant School District is typically wider than the Bryant School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Bryant School District has 12 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 2 middle, 7 elementary. Total enrollment is 9,766 students.
How much does Bryant School District spend per student?
Bryant School District spends $9,843 per student. The district has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #246 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Bryant School District?
Bryant School District students are 50.7% White, 21.4% African American, 20.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% Asian, averaged across 12 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Bryant School District?
Bryant School District has an equity score of 13/100, ranking #246 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.