An equity score of 76/100 ranks Searcy County School District #28 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $14,455 per pupil, Searcy County School District ranks #52 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
841
Total Enrollment
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Schools
$14,455
Per-Pupil Spending
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School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Searcy County School District operates 3 public schools serving 841 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary 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 Searcy County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $14,455 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 22.1% local, 49.7% state, and 28.3% 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 76/100, ranked #28 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably more 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 496:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 94.1% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Marshall Elementary School, with a diversity index of 12.7/100.
Its largest campus is Marshall High School, enrolling 353 students (44% of the district's total enrollment).
Marshall High School accounts for 42.0% of all Searcy County School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Searcy County 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. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Searcy County School District school enrollment varies 2.1× across entities
Searcy County School District school enrollment ranges from 170 students (lowest) to 353 students (highest), a spread of 183 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.
Searcy County School District reports 99.0% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Searcy County School District student-counselor ratio is 496:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Searcy County School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.7% — 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 Searcy County School District is typically wider than the Searcy County School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Searcy County 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 Searcy County School District?
Searcy County School District has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 841 students.
How much does Searcy County School District spend per student?
Searcy County School District spends $14,455 per student. The district has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #28 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Searcy County School District?
Searcy County School District students are 94.1% White, 2.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% African American, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Searcy County School District?
Searcy County School District has an equity score of 76/100, ranking #28 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.