An equity score of 78/100 ranks Magazine School District #21 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,815 per pupil, Magazine School District ranks #41 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
493
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$14,815
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Magazine School District operates 2 public schools serving 493 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,815 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 20.9% local, 56.8% state, and 22.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 78/100, ranked #21 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (13 AP courses district-wide), a 465.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 19.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.3% White, 1.7% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Magazine Elementary School, enrolling 295 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Magazine Elementary School accounts for 56.3% of all Magazine School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Magazine School District a distant remainder — means Magazine School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Magazine School District reports 57.8% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share clears the 50% majority mark. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Magazine School District student-counselor ratio is 466:1 — 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.
Magazine School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.0% — 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 Magazine School District is typically wider than the Magazine School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Magazine School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 493 students.
How much does Magazine School District spend per student?
Magazine School District spends $14,815 per student. The district has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #21 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Magazine School District?
Magazine School District students are 95.3% White, 1.7% Asian, 0.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Magazine School District?
Magazine School District has an equity score of 78/100, ranking #21 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.