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Arkansas K-12 Profile: 2023 - 2024

Building

K-12 Public Schools 1058
School Districts 237
Open Enrollment Charter School Districts 23
Education Service Co-operatives 15

Student

K-12 Student Enrollment 475207
% Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunches 64.86%

Staff

Certified Teachers 32834
Certified Staff 12114
Classified Staff 29345

School

Elementary Schools 528
Middle/Junior High Schools 221
High Schools 314

Grade Level Enrollment

Kindergarten 34783
Grade 1 35764
Grade 2 36767
Grade 3 35703
Grade 4 35853
Grade 5 35940
Grade 6 36196
Grade 7 36607
Grade 8 37244
Grade 9 39943
Grade 10 39656
Grade 11 37680
Grade 12 32687
Ungraded 174
GED 210

Note: The above statistics are based on the 2023-2024 school year except for High School Graduates which is from the 2022-2023 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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