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Rison, Arkansas - 2 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Woodlawn School District #189 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $10,385 per pupil, Woodlawn School District ranks #210 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
573
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$10,385
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Woodlawn School District operates 2 public schools serving 573 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 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 Cleveland County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $10,385 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 22.0% local, 61.5% state, and 16.5% 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 36/100, ranked #189 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 (5 AP courses district-wide), a 202.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 21.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 91.7% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Woodlawn Elementary School, enrolling 289 students (53% of the district's total enrollment).
Woodlawn Elementary School accounts for 50.4% of all Woodlawn School District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Woodlawn School District a distant remainder — means Woodlawn 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.
Woodlawn School District student-counselor ratio is 203:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Woodlawn School District chronic absenteeism rate is 21.9% — 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 Woodlawn School District is typically wider than the Woodlawn School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Woodlawn School District has 2 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 573 students.
How much does Woodlawn School District spend per student?
Woodlawn School District spends $10,385 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #189 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Woodlawn School District?
Woodlawn School District students are 91.7% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 1.5% Asian, 0.6% African American, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Woodlawn School District?
Woodlawn School District has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #189 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.