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Little Rock, Arkansas - 1 schools
An equity score of 69/100 ranks Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock #52 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,879 per pupil, Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock ranks #124 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock operates 1 public schools serving 638 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Pulaski County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,879 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 1.4% local, 71.4% state, and 27.2% 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 69/100, ranked #52 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 82.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% African American, 1.5% White across the district's schools.
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock accounts for 100.0% of all Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock a distant remainder — means Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock-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.
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 84.2% 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 — including this one — 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.
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — 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 Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock is typically wider than the Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock'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 Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock?
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 638 students.
How much does Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock spend per student?
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock spends $11,879 per student. The district has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #52 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock?
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock students are 82.9% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% African American, 1.5% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock?
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock has an equity score of 69/100, ranking #52 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.