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Smackover, Arkansas - 3 schools
An equity score of 39/100 ranks Smackover School District #178 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,011 per pupil, Smackover School District ranks #111 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,161
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$12,011
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Smackover School District operates 3 public schools serving 1,161 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 high, 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 Union County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,011 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 37.0% local, 43.6% state, and 19.5% 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 39/100, ranked #178 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 406.2:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 24.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.6% White, 15.7% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Smackover High School, with a diversity index of 42.3/100.
Its largest campus is Smackover Elementary School, enrolling 523 students (43% of the district's total enrollment).
Smackover Elementary School accounts for 43.3% of all Smackover School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Smackover School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Smackover School District student-counselor ratio is 406:1 — 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.
Smackover School District chronic absenteeism rate is 24.5% — 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 Smackover School District is typically wider than the Smackover School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Smackover School District?
Smackover School District has 3 schools, including 1 combined, 1 high, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,161 students.
How much does Smackover School District spend per student?
Smackover School District spends $12,011 per student. The district has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #178 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Smackover School District?
Smackover School District students are 76.6% White, 15.7% African American, 4.0% Hispanic or Latino, 0.4% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Smackover School District?
Smackover School District has an equity score of 39/100, ranking #178 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.