Harrisburg Elementary School

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 5 · Harrisburg, Arkansas

Harrisburg Elementary School in Harrisburg, Arkansas enrolled 428 students in 2024-25 with 28.0 full-time teachers, 15.3 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 34% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 13% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 7%

493 students in 2022-23, 436 students in 2023-24, 428 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 30.0 to 28.0.

Students enrolled at Harrisburg Elementary School by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234932023-244362024-25428
Students enrolled at Harrisburg Elementary School by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234932023-244362024-25428
Students enrolled at Harrisburg Elementary School by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234932023-244362024-25428
Students enrolled at Harrisburg Elementary School by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 436, 2024-25: 42802004006002022-234932023-244362024-25428
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349330.016.4
2023-2443629.015.0
2024-2542828.015.3

15.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 63 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools

Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Arkansas elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 5.0 to 43.6; This school 15.3; state median 16.0.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherThis school 15.3state median 16.0U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 489 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harrisburg Elementary School enrolled 489 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 489 of the 489 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent3.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

88.8% of students were White, 5.8% of two or more races, 3.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White88.8%
  2. Two or more races5.8%
  3. Hispanic3.5%
  4. Black1.6%
  5. American Indian0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Harrisburg Elementary School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2234%38%39.9%
Math, 2022-2349%36% (2021-22)38.9%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

What to look at next about Harrisburg Elementary School

  1. Weiner ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 126 students, 12.6 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
  2. Cedar Park Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 14 miles away: 477 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).14 mi
  3. Compare Harrisburg Elementary School with Weiner ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Harrisburg School District spends per student$14,379 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,379
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasHarrisburg Elementary School is the number 236 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#236 of 504
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher15.3 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.15.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Harrisburg Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Harrisburg Elementary School?
    428 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 493 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Harrisburg, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Harrisburg Elementary School?
    15.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Harrisburg Elementary School a Title I school?
    Harrisburg Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Harrisburg Elementary School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Harrisburg Elementary School scored proficient or above: 34% in reading in 2021-22 and 49% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Harrisburg Elementary School in?
    Harrisburg School District, NCES district ID 0507350. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050735000446 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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