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Fort Smith, Arkansas - 1 schools
An equity score of 73/100 ranks Future School of Fort Smith #34 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,171 per pupil, Future School of Fort Smith ranks #172 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Future School of Fort Smith operates 1 public schools serving 241 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Sebastian County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,171 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 18.5% local, 62.7% state, and 18.8% 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 73/100, ranked #34 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 67.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.5% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Furture School of Fort Smith, enrolling 235 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Furture School of Fort Smith accounts for 97.5% of all Future School of Fort Smith student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Future School of Fort Smith a distant remainder — means Future School of Fort Smith-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.
Future School of Fort Smith has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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 a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Future School of Fort Smith chronic absenteeism rate is 67.2% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Future School of Fort Smith?
Future School of Fort Smith has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 241 students.
How much does Future School of Fort Smith spend per student?
Future School of Fort Smith spends $11,171 per student. The district has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #34 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Future School of Fort Smith?
Future School of Fort Smith students are 54.5% White, 17.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.9% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Future School of Fort Smith?
Future School of Fort Smith has an equity score of 73/100, ranking #34 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.