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Foreman, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 79/100 ranks Foreman School District #15 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,854 per pupil, Foreman School District ranks #48 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
490
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,854
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Foreman School District operates 2 public schools serving 490 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Little River County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,854 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 17.3% local, 55.1% state, and 27.6% 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 79/100, ranked #15 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 243.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.8% White, 10.8% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Oscar Hamilton Elementary Sch, enrolling 273 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Oscar Hamilton Elementary Sch accounts for 55.7% of all Foreman School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Foreman School District a distant remainder — means Foreman 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.
Foreman School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 53.8% 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 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.
Foreman School District student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Foreman School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — 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 Foreman School District is typically wider than the Foreman School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Foreman School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 490 students.
How much does Foreman School District spend per student?
Foreman School District spends $13,854 per student. The district has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #15 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Foreman School District?
Foreman School District students are 73.8% White, 10.8% African American, 8.3% Hispanic or Latino, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Foreman School District?
Foreman School District has an equity score of 79/100, ranking #15 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.