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Russellville, Arkansas - 10 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Russellville School District #184 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,203 per pupil, Russellville School District ranks #63 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,602
Total Enrollment
10
Schools
$13,203
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Russellville School District operates 10 public schools serving 5,602 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 combined, 2 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Pope County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,203 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 54.6% local, 26.1% state, and 19.3% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #184 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 2 of 10 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 382.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 25.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.7% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Oakland Heights Elem. School, with a diversity index of 63.9/100.
Its largest campus is Russellville High School, enrolling 1,281 students (23% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is London Elementary School, at 196 students, a 7x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Russellville High School accounts for 22.9% of all Russellville School District student enrollment
That concentration means Russellville School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Russellville School District school enrollment varies 6.5× across entities
Russellville School District school enrollment ranges from 196 students (lowest) to 1,281 students (highest), a spread of 1,085 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.
Russellville School District student-counselor ratio is 383:1 — 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.
Russellville School District chronic absenteeism rate is 25.0% — 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 Russellville School District is typically wider than the Russellville School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Russellville School District?
Russellville School District has 10 schools, including 1 high, 6 combined, 1 middle, 2 elementary. Total enrollment is 5,602 students.
How much does Russellville School District spend per student?
Russellville School District spends $13,203 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #184 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Russellville School District?
Russellville School District students are 59.7% White, 25.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.7% African American, 1.4% Asian, averaged across 10 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Russellville School District?
Russellville School District has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #184 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.