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Emerson, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Emerson-Taylor School District #207 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,414 per pupil, Emerson-Taylor School District ranks #152 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,171
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,414
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Emerson-Taylor School District operates 6 public schools serving 1,171 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 3 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 Columbia County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,414 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 42.2% local, 44.1% state, and 13.7% 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 31/100, ranked #207 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.
a 426.7:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.4% White, 15.3% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Emerson Elementary School, with a diversity index of 54.5/100.
Its largest campus is Taylor Elementary School, enrolling 341 students (27% of the district's total enrollment).
Taylor Elementary School accounts for 26.6% of all Emerson-Taylor School District student enrollment
That concentration means Emerson-Taylor School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Emerson-Taylor School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Emerson-Taylor School District school enrollment ranges from 136 students (lowest) to 341 students (highest), a spread of 205 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.
Emerson-Taylor School District student-counselor ratio is 427:1 — 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.
Emerson-Taylor School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.0% — 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 Emerson-Taylor School District is typically wider than the Emerson-Taylor School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Emerson-Taylor 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 Emerson-Taylor School District?
Emerson-Taylor School District has 6 schools, including 3 elementary, 3 combined. Total enrollment is 1,171 students.
How much does Emerson-Taylor School District spend per student?
Emerson-Taylor School District spends $11,414 per student. The district has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #207 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Emerson-Taylor School District?
Emerson-Taylor School District students are 77.4% White, 15.3% African American, 4.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Emerson-Taylor School District?
Emerson-Taylor School District has an equity score of 31/100, ranking #207 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.