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Junction City, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Junction City School District #160 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,607 per pupil, Junction City School District ranks #140 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
702
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,607
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Junction City School District operates 2 public schools serving 702 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,607 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 46.5% local, 35.6% state, and 17.9% 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 44/100, ranked #160 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 257.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 53.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 54.0% White, 41.9% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Junction City Elem. School, enrolling 356 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Junction City Elem. School accounts for 50.7% of all Junction City School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Junction City School District a distant remainder — means Junction City School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Junction City School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 61.0% 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). 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.
Junction City School District student-counselor ratio is 257:1 — 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 Junction City School District is typically wider than the Junction City School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Junction City School District chronic absenteeism rate is 53.0% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Junction City School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Junction City School District?
Junction City School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 702 students.
How much does Junction City School District spend per student?
Junction City School District spends $11,607 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #160 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Junction City School District?
Junction City School District students are 54.0% White, 41.9% African American, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Junction City School District?
Junction City School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #160 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.