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Perryville, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 47/100 ranks Perryville School District #144 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,276 per pupil, Perryville School District ranks #216 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
904
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,276
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Perryville School District operates 2 public schools serving 904 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 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 Perry County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,276 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 21.8% local, 59.6% state, and 18.6% 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 47/100, ranked #144 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 (2 AP courses district-wide), a 297:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 43.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.0% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Perryville Elementary School, enrolling 464 students (52% of the district's total enrollment).
Perryville Elementary School accounts for 51.3% of all Perryville School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Perryville School District a distant remainder — means Perryville 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.
Perryville School District student-counselor ratio is 297:1 — 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 Perryville School District is typically wider than the Perryville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Perryville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 43.5% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
How many schools are in Perryville School District?
Perryville School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 904 students.
How much does Perryville School District spend per student?
Perryville School District spends $10,276 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #144 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Perryville School District?
Perryville School District students are 90.0% White, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Perryville School District?
Perryville School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #144 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.