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Heber Springs, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Heber Springs School District #244 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,159 per pupil, Heber Springs School District ranks #221 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,620
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$10,159
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Heber Springs School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,620 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Cleburne County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,159 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 51.8% local, 26.9% state, and 21.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 14/100, ranked #244 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 403.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.1% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Heber Springs High School, with a diversity index of 21.6/100.
Its largest campus is Heber Springs Elem. School, enrolling 743 students (46% of the district's total enrollment).
Heber Springs Elem. School accounts for 45.9% of all Heber Springs School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Heber Springs School District a distant remainder — means Heber Springs 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.
Heber Springs School District student-counselor ratio is 404:1 — 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.
Heber Springs School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Heber Springs 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 Heber Springs School District?
Heber Springs School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,620 students.
How much does Heber Springs School District spend per student?
Heber Springs School District spends $10,159 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #244 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Heber Springs School District?
Heber Springs School District students are 89.1% White, 5.5% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Heber Springs School District?
Heber Springs School District has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #244 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.