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Highland School District
A public school district in Hardy, Arkansas, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,499
- Students enrolled
- 140.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 286.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $12,860
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,499 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,692nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 83rd of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 68% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $12,860 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 24% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Highland School District spent $14,274 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $6,406 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $14,274 | $21.6 million | 1,513 |
| FY2023 | $12,860 | $20.7 million | 1,612 |
| FY2022 | $12,909 | $20.4 million | 1,577 |
| FY2021 | $10,944 | $17.5 million | 1,597 |
| FY2020 | $9,774 | $15.7 million | 1,608 |
| FY2019 | $9,636 | $15.8 million | 1,639 |
| FY2018 | $8,822 | $14.4 million | 1,632 |
| FY2017 | $8,775 | $13.9 million | 1,583 |
| FY2016 | $8,996 | $14.1 million | 1,565 |
| FY2015 | $8,691 | $13.9 million | 1,601 |
| FY2014 | $8,416 | $13.4 million | 1,590 |
| FY2013 | $8,831 | $13.5 million | 1,530 |
| FY2012 | $8,515 | $13.5 million | 1,580 |
| FY2011 | $8,257 | $13.4 million | 1,626 |
| FY2010 | $8,082 | $12.7 million | 1,567 |
| FY2009 | $7,778 | $12.3 million | 1,579 |
| FY2008 | $7,701 | $12.1 million | 1,574 |
| FY2007 | $7,611 | $12.0 million | 1,575 |
| FY2006 | $7,217 | $11.4 million | 1,580 |
| FY2005 | $6,406 | $10.4 million | 1,631 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.1 million | 26.6% |
| State | $10.4 million | 45.3% |
| Local | $6.5 million | 28.1% |
| Total | $23.1 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Cherokee Elementary School | 581 |
| Highland High School | 476 |
| Highland Middle School | 442 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- HIGHLAND SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0507770
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arkansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arkansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arkansas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 30, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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