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Mountain Pine, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 80/100 ranks Mountain Pine School District #12 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,808 per pupil, Mountain Pine School District ranks #31 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Mountain Pine School District operates 2 public schools serving 641 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 Garland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,808 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 24.9% local, 45.0% state, and 30.1% 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 80/100, ranked #12 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 302.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 77.3% White, 4.7% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Mountain Pine Elem. School, enrolling 320 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Mountain Pine Elem. School accounts for 49.9% of all Mountain Pine School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Mountain Pine School District a distant remainder — means Mountain Pine 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 Pine School District 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.
Mountain Pine School District student-counselor ratio is 303:1 — 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 Pine School District is typically wider than the Mountain Pine School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Mountain Pine School District chronic absenteeism rate is 26.4% — 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 Pine School District is typically wider than the Mountain Pine School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Mountain Pine 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 Pine School District?
Mountain Pine School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 641 students.
How much does Mountain Pine School District spend per student?
Mountain Pine School District spends $14,808 per student. The district has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #12 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Mountain Pine School District?
Mountain Pine School District students are 77.3% White, 4.7% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Mountain Pine School District?
Mountain Pine School District has an equity score of 80/100, ranking #12 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.