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Huntsville, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Huntsville School District #117 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,953 per pupil, Huntsville School District ranks #118 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,339
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,953
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Huntsville School District operates 6 public schools serving 2,339 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 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 Madison County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,953 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 28.0% local, 48.9% state, and 23.2% 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 51/100, ranked #117 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 2 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 331.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 6.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.6% White, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Huntsville Middle School, with a diversity index of 38.6/100.
Its largest campus is Huntsville High School, enrolling 581 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is St. Paul High School, at 120 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Huntsville High School accounts for 24.8% of all Huntsville School District student enrollment
That concentration means Huntsville School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Huntsville School District school enrollment varies 4.8× across entities
Huntsville School District school enrollment ranges from 120 students (lowest) to 581 students (highest), a spread of 461 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Huntsville School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 56.4% 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). Areas above 75% eligibility receive concentration grants 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.
Huntsville School District student-counselor ratio is 332:1 — 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 Huntsville School District is typically wider than the Huntsville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Huntsville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 6.6% — 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 Huntsville School District?
Huntsville School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 3 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,339 students.
How much does Huntsville School District spend per student?
Huntsville School District spends $11,953 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #117 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Huntsville School District?
Huntsville School District students are 83.6% White, 9.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.7% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Huntsville School District?
Huntsville School District has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #117 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.