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Farmington, Arkansas - 5 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Farmington School District #248 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,451 per pupil, Farmington School District ranks #243 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,685
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$9,451
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Farmington School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,685 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,451 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 32.9% local, 52.3% state, and 14.8% 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 12/100, ranked #248 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 446.4:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.3% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bob Folsom Elementary School, with a diversity index of 41.3/100.
Its largest campus is Farmington High School, enrolling 690 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Farmington High School accounts for 23.7% of all Farmington School District student enrollment
That concentration means Farmington 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.
Farmington School District student-counselor ratio is 446:1 — 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.
Farmington School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
How many schools are in Farmington School District?
Farmington School District has 5 schools, including 1 high, 1 combined, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,685 students.
How much does Farmington School District spend per student?
Farmington School District spends $9,451 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #248 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Farmington School District?
Farmington School District students are 76.3% White, 11.2% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Farmington School District?
Farmington School District has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #248 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.