An equity score of 64/100 ranks Guy-Perkins School District #76 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,603 per pupil, Guy-Perkins School District ranks #78 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
350
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$13,603
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Guy-Perkins School District operates 2 public schools serving 350 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Faulkner County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,603 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 40.8% local, 30.5% state, and 28.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 64/100, ranked #76 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 218.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 2.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.5% White, 8.0% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Guy-Perkins Elementary School, enrolling 247 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).
Guy-Perkins Elementary School accounts for 61.4% of all Guy-Perkins School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Guy-Perkins School District a distant remainder — means Guy-Perkins School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Guy-Perkins School District reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Guy-Perkins School District student-counselor ratio is 219:1 — 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.
Guy-Perkins School District chronic absenteeism rate is 2.1% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
How many schools are in Guy-Perkins School District?
Guy-Perkins School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 350 students.
How much does Guy-Perkins School District spend per student?
Guy-Perkins School District spends $13,603 per student. The district has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #76 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Guy-Perkins School District?
Guy-Perkins School District students are 84.5% White, 8.0% African American, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Guy-Perkins School District?
Guy-Perkins School District has an equity score of 64/100, ranking #76 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.