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Jasper, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 81/100 ranks Jasper School District #8 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,555 per pupil, Jasper School District ranks #36 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
888
Total Enrollment
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$14,555
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jasper School District operates 6 public schools serving 888 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 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 Newton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,555 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 24.2% local, 50.2% state, and 25.6% 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 81/100, ranked #8 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.
a 189.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 93.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Kingston High School, with a diversity index of 27.4/100.
Its largest campus is Jasper Elementary School, enrolling 281 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oark High School, at 77 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Jasper Elementary School accounts for 31.6% of all Jasper School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jasper 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.
Jasper School District school enrollment varies 3.6× across entities
Jasper School District school enrollment ranges from 77 students (lowest) to 281 students (highest), a spread of 204 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.
Jasper School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 58.9% 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.
Jasper School District student-counselor ratio is 189:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Jasper School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.8% — 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 Jasper School District is typically wider than the Jasper School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Jasper School District has 6 schools, including 6 combined. Total enrollment is 888 students.
How much does Jasper School District spend per student?
Jasper School District spends $14,555 per student. The district has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #8 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Jasper School District?
Jasper School District students are 93.4% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jasper School District?
Jasper School District has an equity score of 81/100, ranking #8 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.