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Elkins, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Elkins School District #228 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,151 per pupil, Elkins School District ranks #222 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,404
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,151
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Elkins School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,404 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,151 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 28.4% local, 53.6% state, and 18.0% 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 23/100, ranked #228 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 365.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.8% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Elkins Elementary School, with a diversity index of 31.7/100.
Its largest campus is Elkins High School, enrolling 463 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Elkins High School accounts for 31.7% of all Elkins School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Elkins 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.
Elkins School District student-counselor ratio is 366:1 — 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.
Elkins School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Elkins School District is typically wider than the Elkins School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Elkins School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,404 students.
How much does Elkins School District spend per student?
Elkins School District spends $10,151 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #228 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Elkins School District?
Elkins School District students are 82.8% White, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Elkins School District?
Elkins School District has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #228 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.