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Corning, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Corning School District #187 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,172 per pupil, Corning School District ranks #171 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Corning School District operates 3 public schools serving 832 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Clay County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,172 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 38.8% local, 41.7% state, and 19.5% 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 37/100, ranked #187 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 268.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.0% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Corning High School, with a diversity index of 13.2/100.
Its largest campus is Park Elementary School, enrolling 361 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Park Elementary School accounts for 43.4% of all Corning School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Corning 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.
Corning School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 55.0% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Corning School District student-counselor ratio is 268:1 — 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 Corning School District is typically wider than the Corning School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Corning School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.3% — 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 Corning School District is typically wider than the Corning School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Corning School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 832 students.
How much does Corning School District spend per student?
Corning School District spends $11,172 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #187 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Corning School District?
Corning School District students are 94.0% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Corning School District?
Corning School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #187 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.