An equity score of 71/100 ranks Concord School District #48 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,504 per pupil, Concord School District ranks #16 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
373
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$16,504
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Concord School District operates 2 public schools serving 373 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Cleburne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,504 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.9% local, 36.3% state, and 24.8% 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 #48 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 370:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 96.7% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Concord Elementary School, enrolling 197 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Concord Elementary School accounts for 52.8% of all Concord School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Concord School District a distant remainder — means Concord School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Concord School District student-counselor ratio is 370:1 — 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.
Concord School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.6% — 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 Concord School District is typically wider than the Concord School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Concord School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 373 students.
How much does Concord School District spend per student?
Concord School District spends $16,504 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #48 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Concord School District?
Concord School District students are 96.7% White, 2.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Concord School District?
Concord School District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #48 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.