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Arkansas K-12 Profile: 2024 - 2025

Building

K-12 Public Schools 1060
School Districts 237
Open Enrollment Charter School Districts 26
Education Service Co-operatives 15

Student

K-12 Student Enrollment 474337
% Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunches 64.39%
High School Graduates 32689

Staff

Certified Teachers 32808
Certified Staff 12662
Classified Staff 29676

School

Elementary Schools 525
Middle/Junior High Schools 223
High Schools 318

Grade Level Enrollment

Kindergarten 33926
Grade 1 34936
Grade 2 35652
Grade 3 36769
Grade 4 35857
Grade 5 36059
Grade 6 36116
Grade 7 36660
Grade 8 36856
Grade 9 39341
Grade 10 38940
Grade 11 37728
Grade 12 34930
Ungraded 144
GED 423

Note: The above statistics are based on the 2024-2025 school year except for High School Graduates which is from the 2023-2024 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.

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