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Pea Ridge, Arkansas - 5 schools
An equity score of 22/100 ranks Pea Ridge School District #231 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,241 per pupil, Pea Ridge School District ranks #218 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,494
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$10,241
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Pea Ridge School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,494 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high 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 Benton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,241 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 25.4% local, 63.1% state, and 11.4% 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 22/100, ranked #231 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 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 444.6:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Pea Ridge Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 33.6/100.
Its largest campus is Pea Ridge Junior High School, enrolling 643 students (24% of the district's total enrollment).
Pea Ridge Junior High School accounts for 24.1% of all Pea Ridge School District student enrollment
That concentration means Pea Ridge 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.
Pea Ridge School District student-counselor ratio is 445:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Pea Ridge School District chronic absenteeism rate is 14.8% — 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.
How many schools are in Pea Ridge School District?
Pea Ridge School District has 5 schools, including 2 combined, 1 high, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 2,494 students.
How much does Pea Ridge School District spend per student?
Pea Ridge School District spends $10,241 per student. The district has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #231 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Pea Ridge School District?
Pea Ridge School District students are 84.3% White, 10.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.1% African American, 0.6% Asian, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Pea Ridge School District?
Pea Ridge School District has an equity score of 22/100, ranking #231 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.