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School district · Arkansas · LEAID 0507380

Harrison School District

Harrison School District sits in the lowest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $38,762 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Per-pupil spending, enrollment, and budget for Harrison School District come from the NCES Common Core of Data F-33 finance survey (FY2023).

$38,762
Est. avg teacher salary

Below benchmark

$14,871
Per-pupil spending
2,774
Students enrolled
30th
Pct. in AR
$38,762

Harrison School District sits in the lowest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $38,762 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates). Estimated average teacher salary is $38,762, below the national average of $70,245, serving 2,774 students (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Lower-third pay in state: Harrison School District sits in the lowest third of Arkansas districts on estimated teacher pay at $38,762 (above only 30% of in-state peers with reliable estimates).
  • 30th percentile for Arkansas
  • 1st percentile nationally
  • 29% of spending reaches instructional salaries
  • Arkansas ranks #49 of 49 on the salary estimate and #32 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • Harrison School District ranks #139 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil
  • +11.7% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (not applied to the FTE figure above)

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Instructional payroll mix vs Arkansas median

Among 234 Arkansas districts that break out F-33 program salary totals, Harrison School District's instructional payroll puts 3.6% into vocational programs , 2.1 points below the state median of 5.7%. The mix below is the district's own F-33 program split against the in-state median, not a quality score.

Program Harrison School AR median Gap
Regular program 75.4% 73.6% +1.8 pp
Special education 10.3% 10.1% +0.2 pp
Vocational programs 3.6% 5.7% -2.1 pp
Other programs 10.7% 9.9% +0.8 pp

Shares are of this district's reported F-33 teacher-salary program totals (Z35–Z38), compared with the median share across 234 in-state peers with a positive program sum. NCES LEAID 0507380 · FY2023.

LEAID 0507380 · NCES CCD F-33 FY2023

Harrison School F-33 compensation desk

SALARY-LOW -10% vs state RANK-ST-LOW P30 in state RANK-NAT-LOW P1 national PPE-MID $15K/pupil ENR-MID 2,774 students INSTR-LOW 29% instr BASIS-FTE FTE-reported PHOTO-NEAR Near Mena FY-2023-MID FY2023 book

FY2023: $38,762 estimated average teacher salary · P30 in Arkansas · P1 nationally · 29% instructional salary share. Nearest salary peer: Beebe (+$2,201est. salary).

Salary neighbourhood chart for Harrison School

Salary neighbourhood · Harrison School

Harrison School trails most of its in-state peer set; the chart plots it against the top and bottom pay poles for context (NCES F-33 FY2023, not a full state reprint).

est. salary
Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey As of FY2023
Appropriate use & corrections
National salary distribution for Harrison School

Harrison School District's estimated salary vs. every US district

NCES F-33 estimate, reliable-salary districts only

$38,762 1st percentile higher than 1% of 10,684 US districts

Show national distribution $30,000–$40,000: 155 US districts (1%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$50,000: 1,360 US districts (13%). Above this entry. $50,000–$60,000: 2,382 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $60,000–$70,000: 2,402 US districts (22%). Above this entry. $70,000–$80,000: 1,633 US districts (15%). Above this entry. $80,000–$90,000: 1,097 US districts (10%). Above this entry. $90,000–$100,000: 662 US districts (6%). Above this entry. $100,000–$110,000: 371 US districts (3%). Above this entry. $110,000–$120,000: 249 US districts (2%). Above this entry. $120,000–$130,000: 156 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $130,000–$140,000: 112 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $140,000–$150,000: 57 US districts (1%). Above this entry. $150,000–$160,000: 25 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $160,000–$170,000: 13 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $170,000–$180,000: 10 US districts (0%). Above this entry. $180,000–$190,000: 0 US districts (0%). Above this entry. Harrison School District $30,000 $190,000 every reliable-salary US district, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $10K-wide band; taller bars hold more US districts. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 · FY2023

Harrison School in Arkansas's lower-third pay band

Same 199 districts with a usable salary and a comparable per-pupil figure (NCES F-33 FY2023)

est. avg salary

What this shows Harrison School District ranks #139 of 199 Arkansas districts by estimated teacher salary and #76 of 199 by per-pupil spending. Fayetteville School District pay #1 at $73,997 is not Warren School District spending #1 at $31,095 per pupil

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

The same districts by per-pupil spending

Harrison School District is marked; a high spending bar is not a high pay bar

per pupil

What this shows Warren School District leads spending at $31,095 per pupil; Fayetteville School District leads pay.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

What stands out about Harrison School District

  • It ranks in the bottom 5% nationally for estimated teacher pay, above only 1% of districts.

This pay stretches further than the headline figure suggests

Nominal district estimate
$38,761.57

The FY2023 salary estimate shown in the hero.

Arkansas price level
86.8 / 100

BEA all-items regional price parity; 100 is the U.S. average.

National-price equivalent
$44,651

+15% versus the nominal figure.

Prices in Arkansas run below the national average, so this salary has roughly the buying power of the national-price equivalent above. A district in a costlier state can advertise a larger nominal salary and still leave a teacher with less.

Regional price parity: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2023 all-items RPP by state. The adjustment applies a statewide index to a district figure, so it captures how Arkansas compares nationally, not how this district compares with others in its own state. Compare every state on this basis.

How this salary figure is calculated
Full NCES reading for Harrison School District

What the Numbers Say About Harrison School District

Harrison School District is a small-to-mid-sized school district in Arkansas, serving 2,774 students at an estimated per-pupil spending of $14,871. Estimated average teacher salary, derived from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by teacher FTE, is $38,762, placing the district in the moderately funded tier of NCES F-33 respondents. NCES LEAID 0507380 references the FY2023 Common Core of Data Local Education Agency Finance Survey.

Relative to the Arkansas statewide average of $43,221, teacher pay in Harrison School District runs materially below the state benchmark, a 10.3% gap, and below the national instructional-salary estimate of $70,245 (44.8% differential). Among enrolling districts in Arkansas, it pays more than 30% of them. Arkansas itself ranks #49 of 49 nationally on average teacher compensation, which shapes the funding ceiling districts operate under.

On the budget side, Harrison School District reports $41.3M in total expenditure against $40.0M in revenue, with instructional salaries accounting for 29% of spending, a compensation-to-budget ratio that signals how much of each tax dollar reaches classroom educators. Regular-program teacher salary outlay is $7.2M, special-education teacher pay is $1.0M.

How does Harrison School District compare?

Estimated average teacher salary versus a peer district, the Arkansas average, and the national average. Pick any in-state district to compare.

Harrison School District $38,762
Springdale School District $60,869
Arkansas avg $43,221
National avg $70,245

Harrison School District pays -36.3% less than Springdale School District · per-pupil $14,871 vs $15,771

Derived from NCES F-33 teacher salary expenditure (Z35-Z38) and CCD Staff Universe teacher FTE (FY2023); a small minority use the documented fallback. Unreliable service entities are excluded.

Data-derived comparison paths

Find comparable Arkansas districts

On pay, Harrison School District sits closest to Mena School District; on per-pupil investment, its nearest match is Cleveland County School Dist.. These are not simply nearby districts: each group is selected from the same NCES FY2023 dataset using a matching salary or per-pupil-investment signal and a comparable enrollment range.

Closest on estimated pay
  1. Mena School District
  2. Gentry School District
  3. Genoa Central School District
  4. Dover School District
  5. Rose Bud School District
  6. Smackover School District
  7. Heber Springs School District
  8. Southside School District
  9. Riverside School District
  10. Bergman School District
  11. Watson Chapel School District
Closest on per-pupil investment
  1. Cleveland County School Dist.
  2. Horatio School District
  3. Centerpoint School District
  4. Jessieville School District
  5. Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
  6. Lincoln School District
  7. Bald Knob School District
  8. Magnolia School District
  9. Cross County School District
  10. Marion School District
  11. Alma School District

Similar estimated teacher pay

Similar per-pupil investment

Out-of-state districts near Harrison School District's smaller enrollment

Two out-of-state peer sets for Harrison School District: closest on enrollment (2,774 students here) and closest on estimated average teacher salary ($38,762 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood.

Similar enrollment

Nearest other districts by NCES student count (floored at ≥200).

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other districts by F-33-derived average teacher salary, distinct from the enrollment row.

Enrollment and salaries from NCES CCD F-33; estimated teacher pay can diverge widely at the same student count because of state funding, cost of living, and local bargaining.

Revenue & Expenditure

$40.0M
Total Revenue
$41.3M
Total Expenditure
$11.9M
Instruction Salaries
29% of total spending

Instructional Salary by Program

$7.2M
Regular Program
$1.0M
Special Education
$0.3M
Vocational
$1.0M
Other Programs

The teacher salaries behind this page's average are the ones NCES reports for 4 programs in Harrison School District: the regular program, special education, vocational programs and other programs. Every program category NCES breaks out separately carries a figure here. Together they are 81% of everything the district spends on instructional salaries; the other 19% pays instructional aides, paraprofessionals, substitutes and other instructional staff who are not counted as teachers here.

Arkansas Teacher Pay Overview

The highest average among comparably sized Arkansas districts belongs to Fayetteville School District at $73,997. Harrison School District places 129 of 201 comparably sized districts, squarely in the middle band the state average actually represents. Mississippi and South Dakota are the states closest to Arkansas on BEA's price parity, which makes them the fair comparison; against a costlier state this salary goes further than its number suggests.

View all Arkansas districts →

Other Arkansas Districts

Smaller-district sample from 198 Arkansas peers; bar length shows pay magnitude within this enrollment band.

Westside Cons. School District
$46,880
1,824 students
Watson Chapel School District
$37,575
1,796 students
Ozark School District
$47,384
1,777 students
Mena School District
$38,957
1,745 students
Hamburg School District
$45,763
1,691 students
Greenbrier School District
$53,481
3,862 students

This is a sample of 6 from 198 Arkansas districts with enrollment and salary data reliable enough to compare in the NCES CCD F-33 survey.

Frequently Asked Questions about Harrison School District
What is the average teacher salary in Harrison School District?

The average teacher salary in Harrison School District is $38,762 (NCES CCD FY2023), from reported teacher salary expenditure (F-33 items Z35-Z38) divided by the district's reported teacher headcount (NCES CCD Staff Universe Survey).

How does Harrison School District teacher pay compare to the Arkansas average?

Harrison School District pays 10.3% less than the Arkansas state average of $43,221. The district's average is $38,762.

How does Harrison School District teacher pay compare to the national average?

Harrison School District pays 44.8% below the national average of $70,245. The district average is $38,762.

What is the per-pupil spending in Harrison School District?

Harrison School District spends approximately $14,871 per student annually (NCES FY2023), covering instructional salaries, support services, and administration.

What percentage of Harrison School District's budget goes to teacher salaries?

Instructional salaries account for 29% of Harrison School District's total expenditure of $41.3M (NCES FY2023).

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According to the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) F-33 Local Education Agency Finance Survey, PlainTeacher's figures are computed directly, no number is typed in by an editor. Harrison School District's salary and finance figures are computed directly from its FY2023 F-33 submission, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Data current as of FY2023.