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Clinton, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Clinton School District #126 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,885 per pupil, Clinton School District ranks #123 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,338
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,885
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Clinton School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,338 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Van Buren County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,885 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 36.2% local, 41.8% state, and 22.0% 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 50/100, ranked #126 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 327.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 36.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.2% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Clinton Jr High School, with a diversity index of 25.1/100.
Its largest campus is Cowsert Elementary School, enrolling 553 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Cowsert Elementary School accounts for 41.3% of all Clinton School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Clinton 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.
Clinton School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Clinton School District student-counselor ratio is 328:1 — 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 Clinton School District is typically wider than the Clinton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Clinton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 36.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Clinton School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,338 students.
How much does Clinton School District spend per student?
Clinton School District spends $11,885 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #126 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Clinton School District?
Clinton School District students are 88.2% White, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Clinton School District?
Clinton School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #126 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.