Press Kit

Background, current figures, and screenshots for reporters covering Arkansas K-12 enrollment.

Boilerplate

Arkansas Public School Enrollment 2013-2026 tracks fall-by-fall enrollment for all 235 current-boundary Arkansas public school districts and all 22 public charter school systems, drawn from the state's own Student Information System (SIS). It covers thirteen years, before, during, and after the state's LEARNS Act created Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) in 2023. Statewide totals are verified against Arkansas's officially published figures for all thirteen years, to the student.

Current figures

Reflects the 2025-26 school year, the dataset's most recent year. These numbers will change as future school years are added; check the live site before publishing rather than treating this page as permanently current.

434,055 current district enrollment, down from 462,321 in 2013-14.
30,950 current charter enrollment, up from 9,507 in 2013-14.
159 of 235 districts are currently declining in the EFA era.

Screenshots

Screenshot of the Arkansas Public School Enrollment 2013-2026 Overview page, showing headline enrollment statistics and links to the tool's six views. — The Overview page: headline stats and the six views.

Screenshot of the interactive Arkansas district map, showing all 235 school districts colored by EFA-era enrollment change from red (decline) through yellow (near zero) to green (growth). — The interactive map: every district colored by EFA-era enrollment change.

Screenshot of the District Rankings page, showing Arkansas school districts ranked by EFA-era enrollment change with trajectory sparklines. — District Rankings: all 235 districts ranked by EFA-era change.

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Press contact

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