Total enrollment
1,971
-22 (-1%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Arkansas · 1,971 students · 1 city
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT's 4 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 1,971 students (1 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #108 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,971 | #62 of 208 | #4,517 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #83 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #93 of 190 | #1,740 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.5% | #109 of 208 | #1,987 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.7% | #62 of 118 | #3,828 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 4 scored schools run from POCAHONTAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 30.6% proficient to POCAHONTAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL at 19.4%, a gap of 11.2 points. That is the 47th widest gap among 69 Arkansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| POCAHONTAS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Pocahontas | Elementary | PK-03 | 703 |
| POCAHONTAS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Pocahontas | Middle | 07-09 | 456 |
| POCAHONTAS HIGH SCHOOL | Pocahontas | High | 10-12 | 410 |
| POCAHONTAS UPPER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Pocahontas | Middle | 04-06 | 402 |
About POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 4 schools, POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT serves about 1,971 students in Arkansas. By footprint it is a thinly populated district.
For a sense of the school types, POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 1 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 1,971 students, stayed largely flat from the 1,993 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for POCAHONTAS SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.