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Judsonia, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 34/100 ranks White Co. Central School Dist. #194 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $9,757 per pupil, White Co. Central School Dist. ranks #236 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
899
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$9,757
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
White Co. Central School Dist. operates 2 public schools serving 899 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 White County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $9,757 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 26 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 23.7% local, 56.0% state, and 20.3% 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 34/100, ranked #194 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (7 AP courses district-wide), a 465:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American across the district's schools.
White Co. Central Elem. School accounts for 60.2% of all White Co. Central School Dist. student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of White Co. Central School Dist. a distant remainder — means White Co. Central School Dist.-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.
White Co. Central School Dist. student-counselor ratio is 465:1 — 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.
White Co. Central School Dist. chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — 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 White Co. Central School Dist. is typically wider than the White Co. Central School Dist.-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to White Co. Central 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 White Co. Central School Dist.?
White Co. Central School Dist. has 2 schools, including 2 combined. Total enrollment is 899 students.
How much does White Co. Central School Dist. spend per student?
White Co. Central School Dist. spends $9,757 per student. The district has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #194 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of White Co. Central School Dist.?
White Co. Central School Dist. students are 89.4% White, 7.8% Hispanic or Latino, 0.2% African American, 0.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for White Co. Central School Dist.?
White Co. Central School Dist. has an equity score of 34/100, ranking #194 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.