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Harrisburg School District

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Harrisburg School District is located in northeast Arkansas. Harrisburg School District has 171.25 square miles of land area and 1.52 square miles of water area. As of 2010-2014, the total Harrisburg School District population is 7,039. Harrisburg School District median household income is $35,424 in 2010-2014. Harrisburg School District median house value is $70,600 in 2010-2014. On average, Harrisburg School District is close to the state average in quality.

Ranking:	(145 out of 238, bottom 39%)*
Type:	Regular Local School District
Grade:	Kindergarten to Grade 12
Number of Schools:	5
Population	7,039 (2010-2014), rank #99
Population Growth	17.22% since 2005-2009, see rank
Population Density:	40.74/sq mi, rank #106
Median Household Income:	$35,424 at 2010-2014—29.64% increase since 2005-2009, rank #150
Median House Price:	$70,600 at 2010-2014—20.89% increase since 2005-2009, rank #170
Time Zone:	Central GMT -6:00 with Daylight Saving in the Summer
Land Area:	171.25 sq mi, rank #126
Water Area:	1.52 sq mi (0.88%), rank #134
State:	Arkansas
County:	Poinsett County
City:	Weiner, Harrisburg, Cherry Valley, Trumann
Zip:	72479, 72432, 72324, 72472
Area:	Jonesboro, AR

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Harrisburg School District Map, Border, and Nearby Locations

207 West Estes St

Harrisburg AR, 72432, Poinsett County

Phone: 870-578-2416

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014	2012-2013	2011-2012	2010-2011	2009-2010	2008-2009	2007-2008
Total Students:	1,264	1,377	1,365	1,385	1,139	1,137	1,118
English Language Learner Students:	7	15	22	22	9	5	5
Total Teachers:	108.65	119.34	121.59	123.85	106.00	106.00	66.00
Prekindergarten:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kindergarten:	7.23	6.21	7.10	8.13	8.00	8.00	8.00
Elementary:	49.41	49.27	52.37	49.96	52.00	51.00	25.00
Secondary:	42.38	53.38	52.74	55.56	37.00	37.00	28.00
Ungraded:	9.63	10.48	9.38	10.20	9.00	10.00	5.00
Total Other Staff:	103.00	117.38	136.00	138.00	90.00	75.00	101.00
Instructional Aides:	23.00	24.38	35.00	33.00	18.00	17.00	18.00
Instructional Coordinators & Supervisors:	2.07	2.57	3.00	8.00	5.00	4.00	1.00
Total Guidance Counselors:	3.50	4.00	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	3.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	1.50	1.50	2.00	2.00	1.00	1.00	1.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	2.00	2.50	3.00	3.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Other Guidance Counselors:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00	4.00	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
District Administrators:	2.68	2.43	3.00	3.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
District Administrative Support:	5.00	5.02	4.00	4.00	4.00	4.00	3.00
School Administrators:	4.75	4.50	5.00	5.00	3.00	3.00	2.00
School Administrative Support:	4.05	9.50	15.00	9.00	6.00	5.00	3.00
Student Support Services:	19.45	21.48	21.00	25.00	13.00	1.00	9.00
Other Support Services:	35.50	39.50	40.00	41.00	32.00	32.00	58.00
Student-Teacher Ratio:	11.63	11.54	11.23	11.18	10.75	10.73	16.94

Schools

Harrisburg Elementary School	Kindergarten to Grade 4	1003 South Illinois St, Harrisburg AR 72432
Harrisburg High School	Grade 9 to Grade 12	501 West South St, Harrisburg AR 72432
Harrisburg Middle School	Grade 5 to Grade 8	401 West South St, Harrisburg AR 72432
Weiner Elementary	Kindergarten to Grade 6	313 Garfield St, Weiner AR 72479
Weiner High School	Grade 7 to Grade 12	313 Garfield St, Weiner AR 72479

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	State Average
ACTAAP Test
2007	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	29%	50%
2008	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	40%	51%
2009	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	68%	56%
2010	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	67%	60%
2011	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	73%	65%
2012	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	62%	68%
2013	Literacy	11th Grade	% met std	63%	70%
2005	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	61%	50%
2006	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	73%	57%
2007	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	59%
2008	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	64%
2009	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	78%	66%
2010	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	72%	71%
2011	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	76%
2012	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2013	Literacy	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	79%
2005	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	76%	58%
2006	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	79%	67%
2007	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	75%
2008	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	89%	79%
2009	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	90%	82%
2010	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	84%	83%
2011	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	85%	85%
2012	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	88%	87%
2013	Mathematics	3rd Grade	% met std	91%	86%
2005	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	56%	51%
2006	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	64%	61%
2007	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	63%	58%
2008	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	72%	67%
2009	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	78%	70%
2010	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	83%	77%
2011	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	75%	82%
2012	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	86%	85%
2013	Literacy	4th Grade	% met std	87%	85%
2005	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	47%	50%
2006	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	61%	60%
2007	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	64%	65%
2008	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	82%	74%
2009	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	81%	78%
2010	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	87%	80%
2011	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	76%	82%
2012	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	72%	82%
2013	Mathematics	4th Grade	% met std	83%	82%
2005	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	64%	47%
2006	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	62%	56%
2007	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	66%	59%
2008	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	68%	64%
2009	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2010	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	77%	74%
2011	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	69%	77%
2012	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	75%	85%
2013	Literacy	5th Grade	% met std	76%	84%
2005	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51%	41%
2006	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	51%	50%
2007	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	74%	61%
2008	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	59%	67%
2009	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	47%	71%
2010	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	60%	74%
2011	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	82%	78%
2012	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	68%	76%
2013	Mathematics	5th Grade	% met std	67%	70%
2009	Science	5th Grade	% met std	46%	43%
2010	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	50%
2011	Science	5th Grade	% met std	68%	56%
2012	Science	5th Grade	% met std	60%	60%
2013	Science	5th Grade	% met std	61%	61%
2005	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	57%	57%
2006	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	62%	59%
2007	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	63%	59%
2008	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	67%	63%
2009	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	64%	67%
2010	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	65%	71%
2011	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	74%	71%
2012	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2013	Literacy	6th Grade	% met std	61%	73%
2005	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	34%	43%
2006	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	48%	57%
2007	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	68%	68%
2008	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	65%	72%
2009	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	75%	80%
2010	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	72%	75%
2011	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	67%	77%
2012	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	73%	75%
2013	Mathematics	6th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2005	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	50%	50%
2006	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	57%	53%
2007	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	72%	57%
2008	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	51%	57%
2009	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	65%	63%
2010	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	66%	68%
2011	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	53%	67%
2012	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	72%	80%
2013	Literacy	7th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2005	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	43%	43%
2006	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	36%	50%
2007	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	58%	58%
2008	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	77%	62%
2009	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	62%	68%
2010	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	60%	75%
2011	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	71%	74%
2012	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	66%	77%
2013	Mathematics	7th Grade	% met std	65%	70%
2009	Science	7th Grade	% met std	30%	32%
2010	Science	7th Grade	% met std	29%	33%
2011	Science	7th Grade	% met std	35%	39%
2012	Science	7th Grade	% met std	47%	41%
2013	Science	7th Grade	% met std	48%	41%
2005	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	64%	57%
2006	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	66%
2007	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	69%	63%
2008	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	68%	67%
2009	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	77%	71%
2010	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	76%
2011	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	75%	77%
2012	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	80%
2013	Literacy	8th Grade	% met std	73%	77%
2005	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	25%	33%
2006	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	34%	44%
2007	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	32%	47%
2008	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	54%	56%
2009	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	53%	62%
2010	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57%	63%
2011	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	50%	63%
2012	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	62%	68%
2013	Mathematics	8th Grade	% met std	57%	65%
2006	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	55%	65%
2007	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	68%	62%
2008	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	65%	66%
2009	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	70%
2010	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	72%	76%
2011	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	75%	78%
2012	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	70%	80%
2013	Algebra I	End of course	% met std	82%	77%
2009	Biology	End of course	% met std	25%	41%
2010	Biology	End of course	% met std	28%	36%
2011	Biology	End of course	% met std	35%	41%
2012	Biology	End of course	% met std	38%	43%
2013	Biology	End of course	% met std	35%	44%
2006	Geometry	End of course	% met std	43%	60%
2007	Geometry	End of course	% met std	60%	59%
2008	Geometry	End of course	% met std	64%	60%
2009	Geometry	End of course	% met std	65%	66%
2010	Geometry	End of course	% met std	81%	69%
2011	Geometry	End of course	% met std	77%	73%
2012	Geometry	End of course	% met std	68%	76%
2013	Geometry	End of course	% met std	70%	72%
2006	Literacy	End of course	% met std	27%	45%

Some data by SchoolDigger.com.

School District Fiscal Information

	2012			2011			2010
	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%	Amount	Per Student	%
Total Revenue:	$15,325,000	$11,227		$17,048,000	$12,309		$11,452,000	$10,054
Federal:	$2,638,000	$1,933	17.2%	$2,124,000	$1,534	12.5%	$2,239,000	$1,966	19.6%
State:	$9,194,000	$6,736	60.0%	$10,431,000	$7,531	61.2%	$7,194,000	$6,316	62.8%
Local:	$3,493,000	$2,559	22.8%	$4,493,000	$3,244	26.4%	$2,019,000	$1,773	17.6%
Total Expenditures:	$14,999,000	$10,988		$14,925,000	$10,776		$11,411,000	$10,018
Total Current Expenditures:	$14,083,000	$10,317		$13,653,000	$9,858		$10,079,000	$8,849
Instructional Expenditures:	$8,003,000	$5,863	56.8%	$7,904,000	$5,707	57.9%	$5,886,000	$5,168	58.4%
Student and Staff Support:	$2,087,000	$1,529	14.8%	$1,762,000	$1,272	12.9%	$1,444,000	$1,268	14.3%
Administration:	$1,479,000	$1,084	10.5%	$1,516,000	$1,095	11.1%	$987,000	$867	9.8%
Operations, Food, Other:	$2,514,000	$1,842	17.9%	$2,471,000	$1,784	18.1%	$1,762,000	$1,547	17.5%
Total Capital Outlay:	$476,000	$349		$813,000	$587		$707,000	$621
Construction:	$172,000	$126		$231,000	$167		$334,000	$293
Total Other:	$195,000	$143		$232,000	$168		$348,000	$306
Interest on Debt:	$245,000	$179		$227,000	$164		$277,000	$243

Total Salary:	$8,213,000	$6,017		$8,026,000	$5,795		$5,643,000	$4,954
Instruction/Teacher Salary:	$5,221,000	$3,825	63.6%	$5,228,000	$3,775	65.1%	$3,725,000	$3,270	66.0%
Other Salary:	$2,992,000	$2,192	36.4%	$2,798,000	$2,020	34.9%	$1,918,000	$1,684	34.0%
Total Benefit:	$2,269,000	$1,662		$2,218,000	$1,601		$1,545,000	$1,356
Instruction/Teacher Benefit:	$1,401,000	$1,026	61.7%	$1,426,000	$1,030	64.3%	$990,000	$869	64.1%
Other Benefit:	$868,000	$636	38.3%	$792,000	$572	35.7%	$555,000	$487	35.9%

Teacher's Experience and Compensation

	2007	2006
Teachers with Bachelor Degree:	57.6%	62.3%
Teachers with Master or PhD Degree:	42.4%	37.7%

Mean Number of Years of Teaching:	14.0 years	16.0 years
Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	28.8%	21.5%
Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	18.2%	15.4%
Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	24.2%	26.2%
Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	16.7%	21.5%
Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	12.1%	15.4%

Mean Base Salary:	$37,648.0	$38,285.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less:	$31,543.0	$31,596.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6-10 Years of Experience:	$33,373.0	$33,875.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 11-20 Years of Experience:	$39,544.0	$39,551.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 21-30 Years of Experience:	$43,995.0	$42,889.0
Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 31 Years of Experience or More:	$46,038.0	$43,463.0

* Harrisburg School District was rated 2.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.