An equity score of 24/100 ranks Siloam Springs School District #226 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,504 per pupil, Siloam Springs School District ranks #179 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,612
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$11,504
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Siloam Springs School District operates 6 public schools serving 4,612 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Benton County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,504 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 33.6% local, 47.6% 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 24/100, ranked #226 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 (17 AP courses district-wide), a 392.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.7% White, 39.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Delbert Pete & Pat Allen Ele, with a diversity index of 67.9/100.
Siloam Springs High School Conversion Charter accounts for 31.4% of all Siloam Springs School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Siloam Springs School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Siloam Springs School District school enrollment varies 3.4× across entities
Siloam Springs School District school enrollment ranges from 430 students (lowest) to 1,475 students (highest), a spread of 1,045 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.
Siloam Springs School District student-counselor ratio is 393:1 — 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.
Siloam Springs School District chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 Siloam Springs School District is typically wider than the Siloam Springs School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Siloam Springs 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 Siloam Springs School District?
Siloam Springs School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 4,612 students.
How much does Siloam Springs School District spend per student?
Siloam Springs School District spends $11,504 per student. The district has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #226 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Siloam Springs School District?
Siloam Springs School District students are 41.7% White, 39.1% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, 1.4% African American, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Siloam Springs School District?
Siloam Springs School District has an equity score of 24/100, ranking #226 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.