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Trumann, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 58/100 ranks Trumann School District #87 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,036 per pupil, Trumann School District ranks #110 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,573
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$12,036
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Trumann School District operates 4 public schools serving 1,573 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 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 Poinsett County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,036 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 20.5% local, 53.1% state, and 26.4% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 58/100, ranked #87 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 376.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 8.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 68.6% White, 13.4% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Trumann Prek and Parent Center, with a diversity index of 55.1/100.
Its largest campus is Trumann High School, enrolling 515 students (34% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Trumann Prek and Parent Center, at 97 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Trumann High School accounts for 32.7% of all Trumann School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Trumann 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.
Trumann School District school enrollment varies 5.3× across entities
Trumann School District school enrollment ranges from 97 students (lowest) to 515 students (highest), a spread of 418 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.
Trumann School District has higher-than-average Title I eligibility — 99.2% of the population qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch
free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is the federal threshold for Title I funding allocations, established under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). Eligibility here is a supermajority of the population — well past the 75% concentration-grant threshold that unlocks extra funding on top of the basic Title I formula. Regions with eligibility this high typically draw a substantially larger federal funding share relative to their local tax base, which can either offset or reinforce existing gaps depending on allocation policy.
Trumann School District student-counselor ratio is 377:1 — 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.
Trumann School District chronic absenteeism rate is 8.0% — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Trumann School District has 4 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,573 students.
How much does Trumann School District spend per student?
Trumann School District spends $12,036 per student. The district has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #87 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Trumann School District?
Trumann School District students are 68.6% White, 13.4% African American, 8.9% Hispanic or Latino, 0.9% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Trumann School District?
Trumann School District has an equity score of 58/100, ranking #87 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.