ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTER

As a close-knit K-5 school in JACKSONVILLE, Arkansas, ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTER teaches 228 students from grade pre-K, part of JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT. That puts it 45% smaller than the typical public school in Arkansas, which averages around 418 students.

ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTER is one of 7 schools operated by JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that serves 4,360 students overall.

Looking at the student body, ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTER reports that 70% of the student body identifies as Black. The remainder reads as 16% White, 8% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Native American. By comparison, Pulaski County as a whole is about 37% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.5:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 16.0:1 average. About 58% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Pulaski County (around 71%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Pulaski County) reports that median household earnings sit near $62,873, roughly 38% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ADKINS PRESCHOOL CENTER is one of 133 public schools in Pulaski County (combined enrollment of about 64,124 students).

Nearest neighbor: JACKSONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, around 1.9 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count changed only slightly: 223 students in 2018 compared to 228 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 57% to 70% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 20.3:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 in 2025.

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