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Prairie Grove, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Prairie Grove School District #249 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,390 per pupil, Prairie Grove School District ranks #247 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,207
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$9,390
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Prairie Grove School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,207 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle 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 Washington County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,390 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 33.7% local, 52.5% state, and 13.8% 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 12/100, ranked #249 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 (8 AP courses district-wide), a 430.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 2.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 79.6% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Prairie Grove Middle School, with a diversity index of 36.9/100.
Its largest campus is Prairie Grove Elem. School, enrolling 763 students (34% of the district's total enrollment).
Prairie Grove Elem. School accounts for 33.8% of all Prairie Grove School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Prairie Grove 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.
Prairie Grove School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Prairie Grove School District school enrollment ranges from 326 students (lowest) to 763 students (highest), a spread of 437 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.
Prairie Grove School District student-counselor ratio is 431:1 — 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.
Prairie Grove School District chronic absenteeism rate is 2.9% — 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.
Comparisons are relative to Prairie Grove School District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Prairie Grove School District?
Prairie Grove School District has 4 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,207 students.
How much does Prairie Grove School District spend per student?
Prairie Grove School District spends $9,390 per student. The district has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #249 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Prairie Grove School District?
Prairie Grove School District students are 79.6% White, 10.2% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Prairie Grove School District?
Prairie Grove School District has an equity score of 12/100, ranking #249 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.