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Pearcy, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 24/100 ranks Lake Hamilton School District #227 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,149 per pupil, Lake Hamilton School District ranks #175 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,131
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,149
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lake Hamilton School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,131 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 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 $11,149 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 36.5% local, 44.4% state, and 19.1% 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 24/100, ranked #227 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 302.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 28.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 73.3% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Hamilton Primary School, with a diversity index of 46.0/100.
Its largest campus is Lake Hamilton High School, enrolling 936 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Lake Hamilton High School accounts for 22.7% of all Lake Hamilton School District student enrollment
That concentration means Lake Hamilton 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.
Lake Hamilton School District student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — 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 Lake Hamilton School District is typically wider than the Lake Hamilton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lake Hamilton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 28.3% — 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 Lake Hamilton School District is typically wider than the Lake Hamilton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Lake Hamilton 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 Lake Hamilton School District?
Lake Hamilton School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 2 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 4,131 students.
How much does Lake Hamilton School District spend per student?
Lake Hamilton School District spends $11,149 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #227 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Lake Hamilton School District?
Lake Hamilton School District students are 73.3% White, 14.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.0% African American, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lake Hamilton School District?
Lake Hamilton School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #227 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.