An equity score of 44/100 ranks Wynne School District #156 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,785 per pupil, Wynne School District ranks #160 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,484
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$11,785
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Wynne School District operates 4 public schools serving 2,484 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 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 Cross County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,785 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 26.1% local, 49.1% state, and 24.8% 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 44/100, ranked #156 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (5 AP courses district-wide), a 243.9:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 30.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.9% White, 31.3% African American, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Wynne Junior High School, with a diversity index of 51.8/100.
Its largest campus is Wynne High School, enrolling 723 students (30% of the district's total enrollment).
Wynne High School accounts for 29.1% of all Wynne School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Wynne School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Wynne School District student-counselor ratio is 244:1 — 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.
Wynne School District chronic absenteeism rate is 30.9% — 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.
Wynne School District has 4 schools, including 1 high, 2 elementary, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 2,484 students.
How much does Wynne School District spend per student?
Wynne School District spends $11,785 per student. The district has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #156 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Wynne School District?
Wynne School District students are 62.9% White, 31.3% African American, 3.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.0% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Wynne School District?
Wynne School District has an equity score of 44/100, ranking #156 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.