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Hoxie, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 56/100 ranks Hoxie School District #96 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,703 per pupil, Hoxie School District ranks #197 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
868
Total Enrollment
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$10,703
Per-Pupil Spending
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoxie School District operates 2 public schools serving 868 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 Lawrence County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,703 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 21.3% local, 53.5% state, and 25.1% 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 56/100, ranked #96 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 430:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 26.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Hoxie Elementary School, enrolling 500 students (58% of the district's total enrollment).
Hoxie Elementary School accounts for 57.6% of all Hoxie School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hoxie School District a distant remainder — means Hoxie 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.
Hoxie School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.7% 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.
Hoxie School District student-counselor ratio is 430:1 — 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.
Hoxie School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.8% — 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 Hoxie School District is typically wider than the Hoxie School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Hoxie School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 868 students.
How much does Hoxie School District spend per student?
Hoxie School District spends $10,703 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #96 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Hoxie School District?
Hoxie School District students are 92.8% White, 2.6% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoxie School District?
Hoxie School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #96 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.