An equity score of 74/100 ranks Clarendon School District #37 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,400 per pupil, Clarendon School District ranks #30 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
472
Total Enrollment
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$15,400
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Clarendon School District operates 2 public schools serving 472 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 Monroe County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,400 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 36.4% local, 42.0% state, and 21.6% 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 74/100, ranked #37 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 433:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 55.0% African American, 27.1% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Clarendon Elementary School, enrolling 240 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Clarendon Elementary School accounts for 50.8% of all Clarendon School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Clarendon School District a distant remainder — means Clarendon 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.
Clarendon School District reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Clarendon School District student-counselor ratio is 433:1 — 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.
Clarendon School District chronic absenteeism rate is 16.2% — 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 Clarendon School District is typically wider than the Clarendon School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Clarendon School District?
Clarendon School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 472 students.
How much does Clarendon School District spend per student?
Clarendon School District spends $15,400 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Clarendon School District?
Clarendon School District students are 55.0% African American, 27.1% White, 8.8% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clarendon School District?
Clarendon School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #37 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.