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Enrollment
516
High
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 510
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 050735000447
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL
501 W. SOUTH STREET, HARRISBURG, AR 72432 · (870) 578-2417 · Poinsett County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL516 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 8.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
513 students
DISTRICT 99% · STATE 70%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ATLAS 2023-24 . % Proficient (Level 3+4)English Language Arts
31.1%
AR avg 33.9%
Math
40.4%
AR avg 36.5%
What this means: On the ATLAS, Arkansas's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Arkansas schools, those numbers are about 34 and 36.
Source: ATLAS. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
32.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
22.5%
based on AR schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 23% typical for Arkansas schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Arkansas's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
516
+141 (+38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.0:1
% White
86%
was 94%
% Hispanic
7%
was 4%
% Black
5%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a four-year high school of reasonably sized scale in HARRISBURG, Arkansas, overseen by HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, works with 516 students in grades 6 through 12.
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one of 3 schools operated by HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, a district that educates 1,070 students overall.
Looking at the student body, HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL logs that nearly all students (86%) are White. Beyond that, the school records 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. Compared to Poinsett County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL has 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.7:1. The state averages around 8.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 22.5%, the actual is 32.7%, a residual of +10.2 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Poinsett County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $46,707 per year, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Poinsett County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,732 students), HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL at 3rd of 7; the average score across the group is 30.1%.
Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL has expanded 38%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 516 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 94% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.
On the community side, members of the HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
Poinsett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,543
Census ACS
Median income
$46,707
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,732 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 428 students
- WEINER ELEMENTARYElementary · 126 students
Other schools in HARRISBURG
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 428 students
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-HARRISBURGHigh · 19 students
Nearby schools
- HARRISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 428
- ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-HARRISBURG1.5 mi · 19
- WEINER ELEMENTARY10.9 mi · 126
- CROSS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL A NEW TECH SCHOOL11.9 mi · 315
- CROSS COUNTY ELEMENTARY TECH ACADEMY12.0 mi · 415
- TRUMANN HIGH SCHOOL13.2 mi · 515
Frequently asked questions
About HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 516 students in grades 06-12.
Is HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL are roughly 86% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL?
HARRISBURG HIGH SCHOOL is overseen by HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT in Poinsett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.