Public schools in Harrison, AR
Harrison has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,841 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Harrison School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Harrison's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Harrison | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison School District | 5 | 2,774 | $12,466 |
| Bergman Public Schools | 3 | 1,124 | $10,364 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Harrison, 1,140 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison High School | 843 | 7.1 | 33.5% | Harrison |
| Bergman High School | 297 | 3.8 | 29.3% | Bergman Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Harrison, 1,196 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrison Middle School | 865 | 14.7 | 40.8% | Harrison |
| Bergman Middle School | 331 | 12.6 | 42.6% | Bergman Public Schools |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Harrison, 1,505 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyline Heights Elementary School | 479 | 17.2 | 46.1% | Harrison |
| Bergman Elementary School | 474 | 17.7 | 46.2% | Bergman Public Schools |
| Forest Heights Elementary School | 375 | 17.1 | 48.3% | Harrison |
| Harrison Kindergarten | 177 | 12.0 | 51.4% | Harrison |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Harrison's public schools compare with Arkansas's
The median Harrison school has 13.6 students per full-time teacher, fewer than the Arkansas median of 14.2. 100% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 72% across the state. Its median school enrolls 425 students (state 402).
| Harrison | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.6 | 14.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 425 | 402 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 100% | 72% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 17% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Harrison schools and the 1,041 Arkansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Harrison
- Harrison School DistrictRuns 5 of Harrison's 8 public schools and spent $12,466 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$12,466
- Harrison High School, the largest high school in Harrison843 students in 2024-25, 7.1 per teacher.843
- Compare Harrison School District with Bergman Public SchoolsHarrison's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Harrison addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Arkansas
- Little Rock69 schools
- Springdale30 schools
- Fort Smith27 schools
- Rogers27 schools
- Bentonville25 schools
- Jonesboro24 schools
- North Little Rock21 schools
- Conway17 schools
Questions about schools in Harrison
How many public schools are in Harrison, AR?
8 public schools with an address in Harrison were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 3,841 students.What is the largest high school in Harrison?
Harrison High School, with 843 students in 2024-25 (Harrison School District).Which districts run Harrison's schools?
Harrison School District (5 schools), Bergman Public Schools (3 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25