The following is the Little Rock School District’s Average Daily Membership (ADM) (i.e. enrollment) over the past 32 years compared to estimated district and city population.
Over the past thirty-two years, LRSD enrollment decreased 19 times and increased ten times.
1985 – 1986: Increased
1987 – 1994: Decreased Each Year
1996 – 2001: Increased Each Year
2001 – 2004: Decreased Each Year
2004 – 2007: Increased Each Year
2007 – 2012: Decreased Each Year
2012 – 2013: Increased
2013 – 2017: Decreased Each Year
*1990 Bond Filing
**1993 Bond Filing
***1995 Bond Filing
****2000 Bond Filing
*****2003 Bond Filing
1985
LRSD ADM: 18,834*
District Population: 75,336*
1986
LRSD ADM: 19,060*
Est. District Population: 76,240*
+226 (+1.2%)
1987 (Part of PCSSD Annexed by LRSD)
LRSD ADM: 26,824*; 26,079**
Est. District Population: 107,296*; 159,381**
1988
LRSD ADM: 26,677*; 25,663**
Est. District Population: 106,708*; 179,054**
-416 (-1.6%)
1989
LRSD ADM: 28,550*; 25,090**
Est. District Population: 114,200*; 179,054**
-573 (-2.2%)
1990
LRSD ADM: 24,658**
Est. District Population: 179,054**
-432 (-1.7%)
1991
LRSD ADM: 24,476**
Est. District Population: 179,054**
-182 (-0.7%)
1992
LRSD ADM: 24,364***
Est. District Population: 175,795***
-112 (-0.5 %)
1993
LRSD ADM: 23,264***
Est. District Population: 175,795***
-1,100 (-4.5%)
1994
LRSD ADM: 23,013***
Est. District Population: 175,795***
-251 (-1.1%)
1995
LRSD ADM:
Est. District Population:
1996
LRSD ADM: 24,433****
Est. District Population: 181,280****
1997
LRSD ADM: 24,665****
Est. District Population: 181,295****
+232 (+0.9%)
1998
LRSD ADM: 24,975****
Est. District Population: 182,399****
+310 (+1.3%)
1999
LRSD ADM: 25,047****
Est. District Population: 181,551****
+72 (+0.3%)
2000
LRSD ADM: 25,150****; 25,077*****
Est. District Population: 181,551****
+30 (+0.1%)
2001
LRSD ADM: 25,936*****
Est. District Population: 181,750*****
+859 (+3.4%)
2002
LRSD ADM: 25,727*****
Est. District Population: 182,000*****
-212 (-0.8%)
2003
LRSD ADM: 25,701*****
Est. District Population: 182,274*****
-26 (-0.1%)
2004
LRSD ADM: 24,424
Est. District Population:
-1,277 (-5%)
2005
LRSD ADM: 25,095
Est. District Population:
+671 (+2.7%)
2006
LRSD ADM: 25,500
Est. District Population:
+405 (+1.6%)
2007
LRSD ADM: 25,738
Est. District Population:
+238 (+0.9%)
2008
LRSD ADM: 24,660
Est. District Population:
-1,078 (-4.2%)
2009
LRSD ADM: 24,380
Est. District Population:
-280 (-1.1%)
2010
LRSD ADM: 24,226
Est. District Population:
-154 (-0.6%)
2011
LRSD ADM: 24,049
Est. District Population:
-177 (-0.7%)
2012
LRSD ADM: 23,594
Est. District Population:
-455 (-1.9%)
2013
LRSD ADM: 23,676
Est. District Population:
+82 (+0.3%)
2014
LRSD ADM: 23,363
Est. District Population:
-313 (-1.3%)
2015
LRSD ADM: 23,164
Est. District Population:
-199 (-0.9%)
2016
LRSD ADM: 22,759
Est. District Population:
-405 (-1.7%)
2017
LRSD ADM: 22,338
Est. District Population:
-421 (-1.9%)
2018 (Estimated)
LRSD ADM: 22,644******
Est. District Population:
******Includes Pre-K