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.
Building
| K-12 Public Schools | 1042 |
| School Districts | 261 |
| Open Enrollment Charter School Districts | 24 |
| Education Service Co-operatives | 15 |
Student
| K-12 Student Enrollment | 473861 |
| % Students qualifying for Free and Reduced Lunches | 64.72% |
| High School Graduates | 32221 |
Staff
| Certified Teachers | 34027 |
| Certified Staff | 9826 |
| Classified Staff | 27429 |
School
| Elementary Schools | 518 |
| Middle/Junior High Schools | 219 |
| High Schools | 309 |
Grade Level Enrollment
| Kindergarten | 36609 |
| Grade 1 | 35476 |
| Grade 2 | 35398 |
| Grade 3 | 35585 |
| Grade 4 | 35710 |
| Grade 5 | 35729 |
| Grade 6 | 36543 |
| Grade 7 | 38047 |
| Grade 8 | 38816 |
| Grade 9 | 40919 |
| Grade 10 | 36411 |
| Grade 11 | 35190 |
| Grade 12 | 33165 |
| Ungraded | 191 |
| GED | 72 |
Note: The above statistics are based on the 2021-2022 school year except for High School Graduates which is from the 2020-2021 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.