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Mountain Home, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 15/100 ranks Mountain Home School District #241 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,521 per pupil, Mountain Home School District ranks #204 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,914
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,521
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain Home School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,914 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 elementary, 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 Baxter County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,521 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 45.9% local, 34.8% state, and 19.4% 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 15/100, ranked #241 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 343.1:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary, with a diversity index of 20.9/100.
Mtn Home High Career Academics accounts for 38.9% of all Mountain Home School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Mountain Home 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.
Mountain Home School District school enrollment varies 29× across entities
Mountain Home School District school enrollment ranges from 52 students (lowest) to 1,523 students (highest), a spread of 1,471 students. That spread is wider than typical and predicts noticeable gaps in service quality between the highest and lowest areas. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Mountain Home School District student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Mountain Home School District is typically wider than the Mountain Home School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mountain Home School District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.7% — 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 Mountain Home School District is typically wider than the Mountain Home School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mountain Home School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Mountain Home School District?
Mountain Home School District has 6 schools, including 3 combined, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 3,914 students.
How much does Mountain Home School District spend per student?
Mountain Home School District spends $10,521 per student. The district has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #241 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Home School District?
Mountain Home School District students are 90.5% White, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.1% Asian, 0.5% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain Home School District?
Mountain Home School District has an equity score of 15/100, ranking #241 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.