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Pine Bluff, Arkansas - 5 schools
An equity score of 53/100 ranks Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff #110 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, Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff ranks #124 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
913
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,879
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff operates 5 public schools serving 913 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle 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 Jefferson 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 0.4% local, 66.6% state, and 33.0% 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 53/100, ranked #110 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 180.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 15.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.9% African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School, with a diversity index of 33.8/100.
Friendship Aspire Academy accounts for 44.6% of all Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff-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.
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff school enrollment varies 7.6× across entities
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff school enrollment ranges from 62 students (lowest) to 469 students (highest), a spread of 407 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.
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 63.2% 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). Eligibility here is approaching the 75% concentration-grant threshold; it does not yet unlock the extra funding tier but sits meaningfully above the baseline 50% majority mark. 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.
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff student-counselor ratio is 180:1 — 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.
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff chronic absenteeism rate is 15.8% — 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 Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff is typically wider than the Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff'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 Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff?
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff has 5 schools, including 3 elementary, 1 combined, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 913 students.
How much does Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff spend per student?
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff spends $11,879 per student. The district has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #110 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff?
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff students are 91.9% African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% White, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff?
Friendship Aspire Academy Pine Bluff has an equity score of 53/100, ranking #110 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.