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Camden, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Harmony Grove School District #93 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,467 per pupil, Harmony Grove School District ranks #147 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
915
Total Enrollment
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$11,467
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harmony Grove School District operates 3 public schools serving 915 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 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 Ouachita County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,467 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 22.6% local, 59.1% state, and 18.3% 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 57/100, ranked #93 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 402:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 31.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.5% White, 15.8% African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Harmony Grove Elem. School, enrolling 425 students (50% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Sparkman Elementary School, at 27 students, a 16x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Harmony Grove Elem. School accounts for 46.4% of all Harmony Grove School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Harmony Grove School District a distant remainder — means Harmony Grove 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.
Harmony Grove School District school enrollment varies 16× across entities
Harmony Grove School District school enrollment ranges from 27 students (lowest) to 425 students (highest), a spread of 398 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Harmony Grove School District student-counselor ratio is 402:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Harmony Grove School District chronic absenteeism rate is 31.7% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Harmony Grove School District'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 Harmony Grove School District?
Harmony Grove School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 915 students.
How much does Harmony Grove School District spend per student?
Harmony Grove School District spends $11,467 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #93 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Harmony Grove School District?
Harmony Grove School District students are 78.5% White, 15.8% African American, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harmony Grove School District?
Harmony Grove School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #93 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.