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Lake City, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Riverside School District #181 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,027 per pupil, Riverside School District ranks #181 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Riverside School District operates 3 public schools serving 774 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 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 Craighead County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,027 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 27.9% local, 52.4% state, and 19.7% 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 39/100, ranked #181 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (4 AP courses district-wide), a 412:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Riverside West Elem. School, with a diversity index of 18.0/100.
Its largest campus is Riverside High School, enrolling 342 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Riverside High School accounts for 43.3% of all Riverside School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Riverside 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.
Riverside School District school enrollment varies 2.3× across entities
Riverside School District school enrollment ranges from 147 students (lowest) to 342 students (highest), a spread of 195 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.
Riverside School District student-counselor ratio is 412:1 — 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.
Riverside School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
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 Variation between sub-units within Riverside School District is typically wider than the Riverside School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Riverside School District?
Riverside School District has 3 schools, including 3 combined. Total enrollment is 774 students.
How much does Riverside School District spend per student?
Riverside School District spends $11,027 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #181 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Riverside School District?
Riverside School District students are 91.7% White, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Riverside School District?
Riverside School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #181 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.