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Melbourne, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 45/100 ranks Melbourne School District #155 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,152 per pupil, Melbourne School District ranks #174 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Melbourne School District operates 2 public schools serving 871 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 Izard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,152 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 31.6% local, 44.9% state, and 23.4% 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 45/100, ranked #155 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 172.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 20.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 95.1% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Melbourne Elementary School, enrolling 458 students (55% of the district's total enrollment).
Melbourne Elementary School accounts for 52.6% of all Melbourne School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Melbourne School District a distant remainder — means Melbourne School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Melbourne School District student-counselor ratio is 172:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Melbourne School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.6% — 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 Melbourne School District is typically wider than the Melbourne School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Melbourne School District?
Melbourne School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 871 students.
How much does Melbourne School District spend per student?
Melbourne School District spends $11,152 per student. The district has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #155 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Melbourne School District?
Melbourne School District students are 95.1% White, 2.7% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, 0.3% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Melbourne School District?
Melbourne School District has an equity score of 45/100, ranking #155 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.