High school (grades 9-12) · Little Rock, AR

Siatech High Charter

Federal NCES profile for Siatech High Charter, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 10/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 050040701539Charter school
0/100100/10010/100
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Siatech High Charter earns 10/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most Arkansas schools.

#9 of 10
high schools in Little Rock · Resource Index
10
Resource Index · Lower
98.7%
free-lunch eligible
557
students enrolled

By Resource Investment Index, Siatech High Charter ranks #9 of 10 high schools in Little Rock, AR.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+109 students YoY

Siatech High Charter grew from 381 students in 2022-23 to 490 in 2023-24 (+28.6%).

Teacher FTE added 5.9 → 11.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+109 students YoY 050040701539 · Little Rock, AR High · MID · CHARTER

557 enr · 98.7% lunch · RII 10

Nearest enrollment peer: Math and Science College Preparatory (557 students)

Siatech High Charter grew from 381 students in 2022-23 to 490 in 2023-24 (+28.6%). Teacher FTE added 5.9 → 11.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Arkansas schools → · Find another →

How Siatech High Charter compares

Siatech High Charter is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Arkansas and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Arkansas Arkansas avg U.S. avg
Free-lunch eligible 98.7% ▲ 67% 59.2% 51.7%
Enrollment 557 top 25% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

557
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
98.7%
free-lunch eligible - 67% above the Arkansas average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
41.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$4,785
per pupil, district-wide - below Arkansas avg of $12,818
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 557 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 45.1%
White 36.4%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
Two or More 7.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: African American at 45.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 64.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 64.6, Siatech High Charter is more mixed than the Arkansas school average of 40.4.

Programs

AP program Not offered

District finance for Graduate Arkansas School reports $4,785 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Little Rock

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Siatech High Charter

How many students attend Siatech High Charter?

Siatech High Charter has 557 students enrolled. It is a high school in Little Rock, AR. CCD year-over-year: 381 (2022-23) → 490 (2023-24), up 109.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Siatech High Charter?

98.7% of students at Siatech High Charter are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Siatech High Charter?

The largest demographic group at Siatech High Charter is African American at 45.1% of enrollment, in Little Rock, AR. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 64.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Siatech High Charter?

Siatech High Charter has a Resource Investment Index of 10/100 (lower reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Siatech High Charter rank among high schools in Little Rock?

By Resource Investment Index, Siatech High Charter ranks #9 of 10 high schools in Little Rock, AR. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all high schools in Little Rock on the city page.

What other schools are in Graduate Arkansas School?

None; Graduate Arkansas School is a single-school charter district, and Siatech High Charter is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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