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Scranton, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 44/100 ranks Scranton School District #162 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,105 per pupil, Scranton School District ranks #176 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
437
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$11,105
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Scranton School District operates 2 public schools serving 437 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 Logan County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,105 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 27.8% local, 45.6% state, and 26.6% 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 44/100, ranked #162 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 (1 AP courses district-wide), a 343:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 20.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 92.3% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Scranton Elementary School, enrolling 237 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Scranton Elementary School accounts for 52.8% of all Scranton School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Scranton School District a distant remainder — means Scranton 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.
Scranton School District student-counselor ratio is 343:1 — 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 Scranton School District is typically wider than the Scranton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Scranton School District chronic absenteeism rate is 20.4% — 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 Scranton School District is typically wider than the Scranton School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Scranton School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 437 students.
How much does Scranton School District spend per student?
Scranton School District spends $11,105 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #162 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Scranton School District?
Scranton School District students are 92.3% White, 2.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.3% Asian, 0.8% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Scranton School District?
Scranton School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #162 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.