An equity score of 56/100 ranks Mcgehee School District #98 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,341 per pupil, Mcgehee School District ranks #85 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,098
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$13,341
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mcgehee School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,098 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 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 Desha County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,341 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 38.2% local, 38.8% state, and 23.0% 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 56/100, ranked #98 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 365.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 9.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 45.8% White, 43.2% African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mcgehee Elementary School, with a diversity index of 59.5/100.
Its largest campus is Mcgehee Elementary School, enrolling 547 students (49% of the district's total enrollment).
Mcgehee Elementary School accounts for 48.8% of all Mcgehee School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mcgehee School District a distant remainder — means Mcgehee 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Mcgehee School District school enrollment varies 2.2× across entities
Mcgehee School District school enrollment ranges from 248 students (lowest) to 547 students (highest), a spread of 299 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mcgehee School District reports 100.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. 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.
Mcgehee 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.
Mcgehee School District chronic absenteeism rate is 9.4% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Mcgehee School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,098 students.
How much does Mcgehee School District spend per student?
Mcgehee School District spends $13,341 per student. The district has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #98 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Mcgehee School District?
Mcgehee School District students are 45.8% White, 43.2% African American, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mcgehee School District?
Mcgehee School District has an equity score of 56/100, ranking #98 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.