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Harrison, Arkansas - 5 schools
An equity score of 29/100 ranks Harrison School District #211 of 250 districts in Arkansas (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $11,496 per pupil, Harrison School District ranks #144 of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending (Arkansas districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
2,774
Total Enrollment
5
Schools
$11,496
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Harrison School District operates 5 public schools serving 2,774 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Arkansas. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Boone County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $11,496 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 255 Arkansas districts by per-pupil spending. See how Arkansas compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 41.5% local, 38.9% state, and 19.6% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 29/100, ranked #211 of 250 in Arkansas against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 5 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 320.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 19.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 90.5% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Harrison High School, with a diversity index of 20.3/100.
Its largest campus is Harrison Middle School, enrolling 865 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Harrison Kindergarten, at 177 students, a 5x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Harrison Middle School accounts for 31.2% of all Harrison School District student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Harrison School District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Harrison School District school enrollment varies 4.9× across entities
Harrison School District school enrollment ranges from 177 students (lowest) to 865 students (highest), a spread of 688 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Harrison School District student-counselor ratio is 320:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Harrison School District is typically wider than the Harrison School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Harrison School District chronic absenteeism rate is 19.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Harrison School District is typically wider than the Harrison School District-aggregate figure suggests.
Harrison School District has 5 schools, including 4 elementary, 1 high. Total enrollment is 2,774 students.
How much does Harrison School District spend per student?
Harrison School District spends $11,496 per student. The district has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #211 in Arkansas.
What is the demographic composition of Harrison School District?
Harrison School District students are 90.5% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Asian, 0.2% African American, averaged across 5 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Harrison School District?
Harrison School District has an equity score of 29/100, ranking #211 out of 250 districts in Arkansas.