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Searcy, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 19/100 ranks Searcy School District #236 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,738 per pupil, Searcy School District ranks #194 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,003
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,738
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Searcy School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,003 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle 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 $10,738 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 42.4% local, 35.7% state, and 21.9% 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 19/100, ranked #236 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 346.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.7% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Sidney Deener Elem. School, with a diversity index of 66.0/100.
Its largest campus is Searcy High School, enrolling 1,220 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Westside Elementary School, at 398 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Searcy High School accounts for 30.5% of all Searcy School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Searcy 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.
Searcy School District school enrollment varies 3.1× across entities
Searcy School District school enrollment ranges from 398 students (lowest) to 1,220 students (highest), a spread of 822 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 School District student-counselor ratio is 346:1 — 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 Searcy School District is typically wider than the Searcy School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Searcy School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.4% — 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 Searcy School District is typically wider than the Searcy School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Searcy School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 4 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 4,003 students.
How much does Searcy School District spend per student?
Searcy School District spends $10,738 per student. The district has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #236 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Searcy School District?
Searcy School District students are 67.7% White, 10.7% Hispanic or Latino, 10.5% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Searcy School District?
Searcy School District has an equity score of 19/100, ranking #236 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.