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Mineral Springs, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 75/100 ranks Mineral Springs School Dist. #25 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,014 per pupil, Mineral Springs School Dist. ranks #3 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
375
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$22,014
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mineral Springs School Dist. operates 2 public schools serving 375 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Howard County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,014 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.1% local, 16.1% state, and 20.8% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 75/100, ranked #25 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 (4 AP courses district-wide), a 200.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 63.2% African American, 18.2% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mineral Springs Elem. School, enrolling 204 students (51% of the district's total enrollment).
Mineral Springs Elem. School accounts for 50.9% of all Mineral Springs School Dist. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mineral Springs School Dist. a distant remainder — means Mineral Springs School Dist.-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.
Mineral Springs School Dist. has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 100.0% 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). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding 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.
Mineral Springs School Dist. student-counselor ratio is 201:1 — 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.
Mineral Springs School Dist. chronic absenteeism rate is 23.6% — 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 Mineral Springs School Dist. is typically wider than the Mineral Springs School Dist.-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Mineral Springs School Dist.?
Mineral Springs School Dist. has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 375 students.
How much does Mineral Springs School Dist. spend per student?
Mineral Springs School Dist. spends $22,014 per student. The district has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #25 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Mineral Springs School Dist.?
Mineral Springs School Dist. students are 63.2% African American, 18.2% White, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino, 0.3% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mineral Springs School Dist.?
Mineral Springs School Dist. has an equity score of 75/100, ranking #25 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.