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Ozark, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Ozark School District #226 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,704 per pupil, Ozark School District ranks #196 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,777
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,704
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Ozark School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,777 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,704 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 34.7% local, 44.0% state, and 21.3% 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 25/100, ranked #226 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 273.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 13.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.8% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Ozark Upper Elementary School, with a diversity index of 24.6/100.
Its largest campus is Ozark High School, enrolling 629 students (38% of the district's total enrollment).
Ozark High School accounts for 35.4% of all Ozark School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Ozark 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.
Ozark School District school enrollment varies 2.5× across entities
Ozark School District school enrollment ranges from 251 students (lowest) to 629 students (highest), a spread of 378 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.
Ozark School District student-counselor ratio is 274:1 — 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 Ozark School District is typically wider than the Ozark School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Ozark School District chronic absenteeism rate is 13.2% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Ozark School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,777 students.
How much does Ozark School District spend per student?
Ozark School District spends $10,704 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #226 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Ozark School District?
Ozark School District students are 87.8% White, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Ozark School District?
Ozark School District has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #226 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.