This Kids Count report is the third to examine the well-being of Arkansas' children and the first to provide trend information. The statistical report is based on 10 core indicators of well-being: (1) unemployment rate and per capita personal income; (2) federal and state assistance program participation rates; (3) percent of high school students in tech prep curriculum; (4) dropout rate; (5) percent births to women with less than 12 years of education; (6) teen birth rate; (7) infant mortality rate; (8) child maltreatment rate; (9) teen arrest rates; and (10) teen violent death rate. The bulk of the report provides state and county profiles. Findings indicated that approximately 25 percent of Arkansas' children live in poverty, with the number of children receiving food stamp assistance increasing from 1990 to 1995, and the percent eligible for school lunch programs increasing each year. The school dropout rate increased in 1992-93. The percent of births to teens increased from 1990 to 1994. Although the state maltreatment victim rate had been slowly declining, it increased from 1994 to 1995. There was also an increase of in juvenile arrest rates from 1989 to 1994. The teen violent death rate increased from 1990 to 1994, with motor vehicle accidents the most common cause. The report concludes with a section on indicator definitions and data sources. (KB)