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Conway, Arkansas - 16 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Conway School District #209 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,673 per pupil, Conway School District ranks #134 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,251
Total Enrollment
16
Schools
$11,673
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Conway School District operates 16 public schools serving 10,251 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 13 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Faulkner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,673 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.6% local, 40.3% state, and 21.0% 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 30/100, ranked #209 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 16 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 406.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.7% White, 31.2% African American, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Preston & Florence Mattison Elem. School, with a diversity index of 72.5/100.
Its largest campus is Conway High West, enrolling 2,350 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sallie Cone Preschool, at 277 students, a 8x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Conway High West accounts for 22.9% of all Conway School District student enrollment
That concentration means Conway School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Conway School District school enrollment varies 8.5× across entities
Conway School District school enrollment ranges from 277 students (lowest) to 2,350 students (highest), a spread of 2,073 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Conway School District student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Conway School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.9% — 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 Conway School District is typically wider than the Conway School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Conway School District has 16 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 13 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,251 students.
How much does Conway School District spend per student?
Conway School District spends $11,673 per student. The district has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #209 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Conway School District?
Conway School District students are 43.7% White, 31.2% African American, 14.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, averaged across 16 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Conway School District?
Conway School District has an equity score of 30/100, ranking #209 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.