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Calico Rock, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Calico Rock School District #46 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,360 per pupil, Calico Rock School District ranks #57 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
385
Total Enrollment
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$13,360
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Calico Rock School District operates 2 public schools serving 385 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Izard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,360 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 29.0% local, 48.0% state, and 23.1% 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 71/100, ranked #46 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.
a 263.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 28.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 97.4% White, 1.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Calico Rock High School, enrolling 176 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Calico Rock High School accounts for 45.7% of all Calico Rock School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Calico Rock School District a distant remainder — means Calico Rock 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.
Calico Rock School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.5% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Calico Rock School District student-counselor ratio is 263:1 — 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 Calico Rock School District is typically wider than the Calico Rock School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Calico Rock School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.3% — 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 Calico Rock School District is typically wider than the Calico Rock School District-aggregate figure suggests.