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Newport, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 57/100 ranks Newport School District #91 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,423 per pupil, Newport School District ranks #55 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,268
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$13,423
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Newport School District operates 2 public schools serving 1,268 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 Jackson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,423 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 36.7% local, 35.7% state, and 27.6% 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 57/100, ranked #91 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 325.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 51.1% White, 25.3% African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Newport Elementary School, enrolling 691 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Newport Elementary School accounts for 53.0% of all Newport School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Newport School District a distant remainder — means Newport 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.
Newport School District student-counselor ratio is 326:1 — 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 Newport School District is typically wider than the Newport School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Newport School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.2% — 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 Newport School District is typically wider than the Newport School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Newport School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 1,268 students.
How much does Newport School District spend per student?
Newport School District spends $13,423 per student. The district has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #91 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Newport School District?
Newport School District students are 51.1% White, 25.3% African American, 9.4% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Newport School District?
Newport School District has an equity score of 57/100, ranking #91 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.