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Paris, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 71/100 ranks Paris School District #40 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,764 per pupil, Paris School District ranks #77 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,083
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,764
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Paris School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,083 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,764 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 25.7% local, 51.9% state, and 22.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 71/100, ranked #40 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 333.3:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.5% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Paris Elementary School, with a diversity index of 34.9/100.
Its largest campus is Paris Elementary School, enrolling 416 students (42% of the district's total enrollment).
Paris Elementary School accounts for 38.4% of all Paris School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Paris 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.
Paris 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.
Paris School District student-counselor ratio is 333:1 — 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 Paris School District is typically wider than the Paris School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Paris School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.7% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Paris School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,083 students.
How much does Paris School District spend per student?
Paris School District spends $12,764 per student. The district has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #40 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Paris School District?
Paris School District students are 83.5% White, 6.1% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian, 1.5% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Paris School District?
Paris School District has an equity score of 71/100, ranking #40 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.