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Dewitt, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Dewitt School District #142 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,325 per pupil, Dewitt School District ranks #96 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,151
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,325
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Dewitt School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,151 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Arkansas County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,325 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 43.6% local, 33.7% state, and 22.7% 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 47/100, ranked #142 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 323.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 74.4% White, 12.8% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Dewitt Elementary School, with a diversity index of 43.0/100.
Its largest campus is Dewitt Elementary School, enrolling 518 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Dewitt Elementary School accounts for 44.9% of all Dewitt School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Dewitt 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.
Dewitt School District student-counselor ratio is 324:1 — 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 Dewitt School District is typically wider than the Dewitt School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Dewitt School District chronic absenteeism rate is 35.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Dewitt School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,151 students.
How much does Dewitt School District spend per student?
Dewitt School District spends $12,325 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #142 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Dewitt School District?
Dewitt School District students are 74.4% White, 12.8% African American, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Dewitt School District?
Dewitt School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #142 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.