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Osceola, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 67/100 ranks Osceola School District #62 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,952 per pupil, Osceola School District ranks #12 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
983
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$16,952
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Osceola School District operates 4 public schools serving 983 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary, 1 high, 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 Mississippi County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,952 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 45.6% local, 21.8% state, and 32.6% 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 67/100, ranked #62 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 202.3:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 41.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.8% African American, 6.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is North Elementary School, with a diversity index of 34.2/100.
Its largest campus is Osceola Elementary School, enrolling 265 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Osceola Elementary School accounts for 27.0% of all Osceola School District student enrollment
That concentration means Osceola School District-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.
Osceola School District school enrollment varies 2.0× across entities
Osceola School District school enrollment ranges from 132 students (lowest) to 265 students (highest), a spread of 133 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Osceola School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 98.7% 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.
Osceola School District student-counselor ratio is 202:1 — 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.
Osceola School District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.8% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Osceola School District has 4 schools, including 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 983 students.
How much does Osceola School District spend per student?
Osceola School District spends $16,952 per student. The district has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #62 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Osceola School District?
Osceola School District students are 84.8% African American, 6.2% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Osceola School District?
Osceola School District has an equity score of 67/100, ranking #62 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.