Office of Information Technology | OIT
Building
| K-12 Public Schools | 1041 |
| School Districts | 240 |
| Open Enrollment Charter School Districts | 25 |
| Education Service Co-operatives | 15 |
Student
| K-12 Student Enrollment | 453759 |
| % Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunches | 71.97% |
Staff
| Certified Teachers | 31851 |
| Certified Staff | 14596 |
| Classified Staff | 28705 |
School
| Elementary Schools | 514 |
| Middle/Junior High Schools | 218 |
| High Schools | 316 |
Grade Level Enrollment
| Kindergarten | 31179 |
| Grade 1 | 32431 |
| Grade 2 | 32749 |
| Grade 3 | 34107 |
| Grade 4 | 34028 |
| Grade 5 | 35876 |
| Grade 6 | 35158 |
| Grade 7 | 35944 |
| Grade 8 | 35998 |
| Grade 9 | 38028 |
| Grade 10 | 36972 |
| Grade 11 | 36175 |
| Grade 12 | 34672 |
| Ungraded | 145 |
| GED | 297 |
Note: The above statistics are based on the 2026-2027 school year except for High School Graduates which is from the 2025-2026 school year. For data collection details and definitions, please refer to Statewide Information System: https://adedata.arkansas.gov/sis
This page is updated by November 1 of each year.
Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, districts will have four (4) options for establishing a school year calendar as per COM-22-079
- Traditional school calendar pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-106;
- Alternate school calendar pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-106 as amended by Act 688 of 2021;
- 4 Day week school calendar pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. § 6-10-117; or
- 12 Month/Year-Round school calendar pursuant to Ark Code Ann. § 6-10-108.