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Lincoln, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Lincoln School District #171 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,426 per pupil, Lincoln School District ranks #150 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,122
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$11,426
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lincoln School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,122 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,426 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 30.2% local, 49.1% state, and 20.7% 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 41/100, ranked #171 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 365:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 72.6% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lincoln Elementary School, with a diversity index of 47.6/100.
Its largest campus is Lincoln Middle School, enrolling 401 students (37% of the district's total enrollment).
Lincoln Middle School accounts for 35.7% of all Lincoln School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lincoln 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.
Lincoln School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 50.9% 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.
Lincoln School District student-counselor ratio is 365:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Lincoln School District chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 Lincoln School District is typically wider than the Lincoln School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lincoln School District has 3 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,122 students.
How much does Lincoln School District spend per student?
Lincoln School District spends $11,426 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #171 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Lincoln School District?
Lincoln School District students are 72.6% White, 12.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Asian, 0.4% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lincoln School District?
Lincoln School District has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #171 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.