An equity score of 87/100 ranks Western Yell Co. School Dist. #4 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $15,966 per pupil, Western Yell Co. School Dist. ranks #22 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Western Yell Co. School Dist. operates 2 public schools serving 322 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Yell County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $15,966 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.0% local, 47.6% state, and 29.4% 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 87/100, ranked #4 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (8 AP courses district-wide), a 149:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 33.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.7% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Western Yell Co. Elem. School, enrolling 157 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Western Yell Co. Elem. School accounts for 48.8% of all Western Yell Co. School Dist. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Western Yell Co. School Dist. a distant remainder — means Western Yell Co. School Dist.-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Western Yell Co. School Dist. reports 73.4% free-lunch eligibility
The reported share sits between 62.5% and 75%, above a simple majority but below the highest descriptive band used here. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Western Yell Co. School Dist. student-counselor ratio is 149:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 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.
Western Yell Co. School Dist. chronic absenteeism rate is 33.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Western Yell Co. School Dist.'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 Western Yell Co. School Dist.?
Western Yell Co. School Dist. has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 322 students.
How much does Western Yell Co. School Dist. spend per student?
Western Yell Co. School Dist. spends $15,966 per student. The district has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #4 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Western Yell Co. School Dist.?
Western Yell Co. School Dist. students are 76.7% White, 16.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, 0.7% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Western Yell Co. School Dist.?
Western Yell Co. School Dist. has an equity score of 87/100, ranking #4 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.