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White Hall, Arkansas - 6 schools
An equity score of 18/100 ranks White Hall School District #237 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,513 per pupil, White Hall School District ranks #205 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,028
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$10,513
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
White Hall School District operates 6 public schools serving 3,028 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high, 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 Jefferson County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,513 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 39.8% local, 45.2% state, and 15.0% 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 18/100, ranked #237 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 389.5:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 37.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.4% White, 25.2% African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Taylor Elementary School, with a diversity index of 67.7/100.
Its largest campus is White Hall High School, enrolling 954 students (31% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hardin Elementary School, at 224 students, a 4x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
White Hall High School accounts for 31.3% of all White Hall School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means White Hall School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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 Hall School District school enrollment varies 4.3× across entities
White Hall School District school enrollment ranges from 224 students (lowest) to 954 students (highest), a spread of 730 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.
White Hall School District student-counselor ratio is 390:1 — 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 Hall School District chronic absenteeism rate is 37.2% — 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.
How many schools are in White Hall School District?
White Hall School District has 6 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle, 4 elementary. Total enrollment is 3,028 students.
How much does White Hall School District spend per student?
White Hall School District spends $10,513 per student. The district has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #237 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of White Hall School District?
White Hall School District students are 61.4% White, 25.2% African American, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 3.3% Asian, averaged across 6 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for White Hall School District?
White Hall School District has an equity score of 18/100, ranking #237 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.