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Jonesboro, Arkansas - 4 schools
An equity score of 14/100 ranks Valley View School District #243 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,098 per pupil, Valley View School District ranks #224 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,994
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$10,098
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Valley View School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,994 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary, 1 high 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 Craighead County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,098 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 38.0% local, 47.6% state, and 14.5% 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 14/100, ranked #243 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 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 371.9:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 15.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 81.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Valley View Intermediate School, with a diversity index of 35.3/100.
Valley View Intermediate School accounts for 31.2% of all Valley View School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Valley View School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Valley View School District student-counselor ratio is 372:1 — 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.
Valley View School District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.5% — 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 Valley View School District is typically wider than the Valley View School District-aggregate figure suggests.
How many schools are in Valley View School District?
Valley View School District has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,994 students.
How much does Valley View School District spend per student?
Valley View School District spends $10,098 per student. The district has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #243 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Valley View School District?
Valley View School District students are 81.4% White, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 5.2% African American, 4.4% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Valley View School District?
Valley View School District has an equity score of 14/100, ranking #243 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.