An equity score of 24/100 ranks Cabot School District #225 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,792 per pupil, Cabot School District ranks #212 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,696
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$10,792
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Cabot School District operates 16 public schools serving 10,696 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 combined, 5 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle 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 Lonoke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,792 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 27.8% local, 56.5% state, and 15.7% 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 24/100, ranked #225 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 2 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (24 AP courses district-wide), a 401.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.2% White, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Westside Elementary School, with a diversity index of 50.3/100.
Its largest campus is Cabot High School, enrolling 2,170 students (20% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Cabot Panther Academy, at 318 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cabot High School accounts for 20.3% of all Cabot School District student enrollment
That concentration means Cabot 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.
Cabot School District school enrollment varies 6.8× across entities
Cabot School District school enrollment ranges from 318 students (lowest) to 2,170 students (highest), a spread of 1,852 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.
Cabot School District student-counselor ratio is 401:1 — 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.
Cabot School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.1% — 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 Cabot School District is typically wider than the Cabot School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Cabot School District has 16 schools, including 2 high, 2 middle, 5 elementary, 7 combined. Total enrollment is 10,696 students.
How much does Cabot School District spend per student?
Cabot School District spends $10,792 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #225 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Cabot School District?
Cabot School District students are 78.2% White, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cabot School District?
Cabot School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #225 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.