15.9% of the population for whom poverty status is determined in Harrisburg School District, AR (1.07k out of 6.74k people) live below the poverty line, a number that is higher than the national average of 12.5%. The largest demographic living in poverty are Females 65 - 74, followed by Males 65 - 74 and then Males 35 - 44.

The most common racial or ethnic group living below the poverty line in Harrisburg School District, AR is White, followed by Two Or More and Asian.

The Census Bureau uses a set of money income thresholds that vary by family size and composition to determine who classifies as impoverished. If a family's total income is less than the family's threshold than that family and every individual in it is considered to be living in poverty.