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Malvern, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Glen Rose School District #179 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,284 per pupil, Glen Rose School District ranks #163 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
985
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,284
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Glen Rose School District operates 3 public schools serving 985 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Hot Spring County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,284 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 23.3% local, 53.0% state, and 23.7% 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 39/100, ranked #179 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 543:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.5% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Glen Rose Elementary School, enrolling 507 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Glen Rose Elementary School accounts for 39.5% of all Glen Rose School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Glen Rose School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Glen Rose School District student-counselor ratio is 543:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 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.
Glen Rose School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.8% — 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 Glen Rose School District is typically wider than the Glen Rose School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Glen Rose School District?
Glen Rose School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 985 students.
How much does Glen Rose School District spend per student?
Glen Rose School District spends $11,284 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #179 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Glen Rose School District?
Glen Rose School District students are 91.5% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Glen Rose School District?
Glen Rose School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #179 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.