Total enrollment
35,849
+1,840 (+5%) vs SY 2017-18
82 schools in Little Rock
Arkansas · Public K-12
Of all public K-12 schools in Arkansas, 82 sit inside Little Rock city limits, with combined enrollment of roughly 37,581 students (43 elementary, 12 middle, and 22 high).
7-year change in Little Rock
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
74
+2 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
30%
was 27%
% Hispanic
15%
was 13%
% Black
47%
was 55%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Little Rock
Little Rock is a high-population Arkansas city in terms of public-school footprint, with 82 schools and 37,581 students total.
On the level-by-level breakdown, the city consists of 43 elementary, 12 middle, 22 high, and 5 other.
Five-year track record. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment increased 5%: 34,009 students in SY 2017-18 versus 35,849 in SY 2024-25. Little Rock now counts 74 public schools, up from 72 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the Black share of enrollment shrank from 55% to 47%.
On allk12, the community for Little Rock discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.