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El Dorado, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 48/100 ranks El Dorado School District #135 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,616 per pupil, El Dorado School District ranks #84 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,051
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,616
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
El Dorado School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,051 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,616 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 40.9% local, 35.3% state, and 23.7% 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 48/100, ranked #135 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 374.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 30.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 47.1% African American, 35.8% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is El Dorado High School, with a diversity index of 64.7/100.
Its largest campus is El Dorado High School, enrolling 1,235 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
El Dorado High School accounts for 30.5% of all El Dorado School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means El Dorado 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.
El Dorado School District school enrollment varies 2.6× across entities
El Dorado School District school enrollment ranges from 477 students (lowest) to 1,235 students (highest), a spread of 758 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.
El Dorado School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.9% 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.
El Dorado School District student-counselor ratio is 375:1 — 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.
El Dorado School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.3% — 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.
How many schools are in El Dorado School District?
El Dorado School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,051 students.
How much does El Dorado School District spend per student?
El Dorado School District spends $12,616 per student. The district has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #135 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of El Dorado School District?
El Dorado School District students are 47.1% African American, 35.8% White, 10.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for El Dorado School District?
El Dorado School District has an equity score of 48/100, ranking #135 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.