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Harrison School District

Public school districtGrades K–12

Serves Harrison.

Harrison’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Arkansas school districts

Students
2,739
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,638
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Debt
$43M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Harrison School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 96% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Debt of $43M, about $15,699 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 96% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Harrison 13,802

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Harrison. Grade by grade →

KHarrison KindergartenThis district
1–42 elementary schoolsThis district
5–8Harrison Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Harrison High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency57%
State average 38.3% · 1,692 students tested
Reading / language arts59%
State average 39.9% · 1,691 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 89.9% · 217 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,638 per student · 0% above AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 39%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 16%State 73%Federal 11%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
2,706’20
2,722’21
2,774’22
2,746’23
2,739’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

Harrison Kindergarten
Elementary · Grades K · Harrison
177 students12:1
Skyline Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Harrison
A
479 students17:1
Forest Heights Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Harrison
A−
375 students17:1
Harrison Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Harrison
A
865 students15:1
Harrison High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harrison
A−
843 students7:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.