Total enrollment
12,368
+626 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
26 schools in PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Arkansas · 12,586 students · 5 cities
Inside PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (Arkansas), 26 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 12,586 students (around 484 per school).
4-year change in PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
25
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #102 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 12,586 | #6 of 208 | #697 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 26 | #4 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #130 of 190 | #3,514 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 52.0% | #163 of 208 | #3,865 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #8 of 118 | #815 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 PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 26 scored schools run from BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 65.4% proficient to HARRIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 9.2%, a gap of 56.2 points. That is the 3rd 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.
About PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT is a mid-sized Arkansas school district running 26 schools with combined enrollment near 12,586.
Looking at the level breakdown, PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 16 elementary, 4 middle, 5 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Five-year track record. Combined enrollment now sits at 12,368 students, increased 5% from the 11,742 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 24 to 25 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.