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Lonoke, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Lonoke School District #213 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,080 per pupil, Lonoke School District ranks #177 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,603
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,080
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Lonoke School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,603 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary 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 Lonoke County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,080 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 35.7% local, 48.4% state, and 15.9% 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 29/100, ranked #213 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 320.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 34.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.6% White, 21.7% African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lonoke High School, with a diversity index of 56.3/100.
Its largest campus is Lonoke High School, enrolling 484 students (32% of the district's total enrollment).
Lonoke High School accounts for 30.2% of all Lonoke School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Lonoke 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.
Lonoke School District student-counselor ratio is 321:1 — 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 Lonoke School District is typically wider than the Lonoke School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Lonoke School District chronic absenteeism rate is 34.5% — 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.
Lonoke School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,603 students.
How much does Lonoke School District spend per student?
Lonoke School District spends $11,080 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #213 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Lonoke School District?
Lonoke School District students are 62.6% White, 21.7% African American, 10.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Lonoke School District?
Lonoke School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #213 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.