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Wickes, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Cossatot River School District #42 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,287 per pupil, Cossatot River School District ranks #60 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Cossatot River School District operates 4 public schools serving 861 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary 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 Polk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,287 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 25.0% local, 55.7% state, and 19.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #42 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 201.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.1% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Cossatot River High School, with a diversity index of 53.3/100.
Its largest campus is Cossatot River High School, enrolling 388 students (45% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Umpire K-12 School, at 97 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Cossatot River High School accounts for 45.1% of all Cossatot River School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Cossatot River School District a distant remainder — means Cossatot River 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.
Cossatot River School District school enrollment varies 4.0× across entities
Cossatot River School District school enrollment ranges from 97 students (lowest) to 388 students (highest), a spread of 291 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Cossatot River School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.2% 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.
Cossatot River School District student-counselor ratio is 201:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Cossatot River School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.5% — 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 Cossatot River School District is typically wider than the Cossatot River School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Cossatot River School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Cossatot River School District?
Cossatot River School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 861 students.
How much does Cossatot River School District spend per student?
Cossatot River School District spends $13,287 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #42 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Cossatot River School District?
Cossatot River School District students are 67.1% White, 24.6% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Cossatot River School District?
Cossatot River School District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #42 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.