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Des Arc, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks Des Arc School District #195 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,372 per pupil, Des Arc School District ranks #156 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
636
Total Enrollment
2
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$11,372
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Des Arc School District operates 2 public schools serving 636 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Prairie County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,372 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 29.9% local, 50.3% state, and 19.8% 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 34/100, ranked #195 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (2 AP courses district-wide), a 329:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 8.7% African American, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Des Arc Elementary School, enrolling 379 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Des Arc Elementary School accounts for 57.6% of all Des Arc School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Des Arc School District a distant remainder — means Des Arc 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.
Des Arc School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 51.3% 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.
Des Arc School District student-counselor ratio is 329:1 — 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 Des Arc School District is typically wider than the Des Arc School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Des Arc School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.3% — 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 Des Arc School District is typically wider than the Des Arc School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Des Arc School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 636 students.
How much does Des Arc School District spend per student?
Des Arc School District spends $11,372 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #195 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Des Arc School District?
Des Arc School District students are 87.9% White, 8.7% African American, 2.4% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Des Arc School District?
Des Arc School District has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #195 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.