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Hope, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 74/100 ranks Hope School District #26 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,337 per pupil, Hope School District ranks #95 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,263
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$12,337
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hope School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,263 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Hempstead County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,337 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 21.7% local, 49.4% state, and 29.0% 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 74/100, ranked #26 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 274.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 23.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 46.0% African American, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hope Academy, with a diversity index of 69.2/100.
Its largest campus is Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary, enrolling 929 students (42% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Creative Action Team School, at 69 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary accounts for 41.1% of all Hope School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hope 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.
Hope School District school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Hope School District school enrollment ranges from 69 students (lowest) to 929 students (highest), a spread of 860 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.
Hope School District 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.
Hope School District student-counselor ratio is 275:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Hope School District is typically wider than the Hope School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Hope School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.4% — 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 Hope School District is typically wider than the Hope School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Hope School District has 6 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,263 students.
How much does Hope School District spend per student?
Hope School District spends $12,337 per student. The district has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #26 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Hope School District?
Hope School District students are 46.0% African American, 31.9% Hispanic or Latino, 18.1% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hope School District?
Hope School District has an equity score of 74/100, ranking #26 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.