An equity score of 47/100 ranks Rose Bud School District #139 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,330 per pupil, Rose Bud School District ranks #132 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Rose Bud School District operates 2 public schools serving 752 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 White County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,330 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 34.5% local, 46.7% state, and 18.8% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 47/100, ranked #139 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 (6 AP courses district-wide), a 353.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 41.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.1% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Rose Bud Elementary School, enrolling 399 students (56% of the district's total enrollment).
Rose Bud Elementary School accounts for 53.1% of all Rose Bud School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Rose Bud School District a distant remainder — means Rose Bud School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Rose Bud School District student-counselor ratio is 354:1 — 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.
Rose Bud School District chronic absenteeism rate is 41.9% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Rose Bud School District has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 752 students.
How much does Rose Bud School District spend per student?
Rose Bud School District spends $12,330 per student. The district has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #139 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Rose Bud School District?
Rose Bud School District students are 92.1% White, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Rose Bud School District?
Rose Bud School District has an equity score of 47/100, ranking #139 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.