An equity score of 48/100 ranks Carlisle School District #138 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,900 per pupil, Carlisle School District ranks #105 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Carlisle School District operates 2 public schools serving 677 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 Lonoke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,900 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 39.7% local, 42.4% state, and 17.9% 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 48/100, ranked #138 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 330:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 8.9% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Carlisle Elementary School, enrolling 380 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Carlisle Elementary School accounts for 56.1% of all Carlisle School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Carlisle School District a distant remainder — means Carlisle School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Carlisle School District reports 52.6% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Carlisle School District student-counselor ratio is 330:1 — 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 Carlisle School District is typically wider than the Carlisle School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Carlisle School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.3% — 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 Carlisle School District is typically wider than the Carlisle School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Carlisle School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 677 students.
How much does Carlisle School District spend per student?
Carlisle School District spends $12,900 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #138 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Carlisle School District?
Carlisle School District students are 80.1% White, 8.9% African American, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Carlisle School District?
Carlisle School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #138 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.