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Jessieville, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Jessieville School District #128 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,139 per pupil, Jessieville School District ranks #102 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
846
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,139
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Jessieville School District operates 3 public schools serving 846 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 Garland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,139 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 41.0% local, 31.5% state, and 27.6% 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 50/100, ranked #128 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 263.7:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 30.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.0% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Jessieville High School, with a diversity index of 34.5/100.
Its largest campus is Jessieville Elementary School, enrolling 354 students (45% of the district's total enrollment).
Jessieville Elementary School accounts for 41.8% of all Jessieville School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Jessieville 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.
Jessieville School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.9% 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). 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.
Jessieville School District student-counselor ratio is 264:1 — 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 Jessieville School District is typically wider than the Jessieville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Jessieville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.1% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
How many schools are in Jessieville School District?
Jessieville School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 846 students.
How much does Jessieville School District spend per student?
Jessieville School District spends $12,139 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #128 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Jessieville School District?
Jessieville School District students are 84.0% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Jessieville School District?
Jessieville School District has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #128 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.