FORM 10-QA

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C.  20549

(Mark One)
(X) QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE                   
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 1997
                                       OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to ________________

Commission file number 0-14112

                          JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

                    Delaware                        43-1128385      (State or
other jurisdiction of incorporation)   (I.R.S. Employer                      
                     Identification No.)

                663 Highway 60, P. O. Box 807, Monett, MO  65708
                    (Address of principal executive offices)
                                   (Zip Code)

                                  417-235-6652
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                       N/A
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last
report)

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes   x   No      

                      APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:
      Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes
of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

      Class                      Outstanding at October 31, 1997
Common Stock, $.01 par value              18,786,050



Item 2.  Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds

On July 10, 1997, the Company issued 222,469 shares of fully paid and non-
assessable JHA common stock, valued at approximately $5,000,000, to the
shareholders of G.G. Pulley & Associates, Inc. ( Pulley ), as total
consideration for a merger transaction whereby Pulley was acquired by merger. 
These shares of the Company s common stock were issued in an unregistered, non-
public transaction in which no underwriters participated.  These shares were
issued under the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the
Securities Act of 1933.  See the Company s Current Report filed on Form 8-K,
dated, August 25, 1997, for additional information regarding this transaction.


On September 1, 1997, the Company issued 24,158 shares of fully paid and non-
assessable JHA common stock, valued at approximately $600,000, to Gary S. Neal
and Marcia G. Neal, sole shareholders of Financial Software Systems, Inc.
( FSS ), as total consideration for a transaction whereby all of the outstanding
capital stock of FSS was acquired by the Company.  These shares of the Company s
common stock were issued in an unregistered, non-public transaction in which no
underwriters participated.  These shares were issued under the exemption from
registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act.






                                   SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q to be signed on
behalf of the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.



                                          JACK HENRY & ASSOCIATES, INC.


Date: December 17, 1997               /s/ Michael E. Henry                  
                                      Michael E. Henry
                                      Chairman of the Board
                                      Chief Executive Officer    


Date: December 17, 1997              /s/ Terry W. Thompson       
                                     Terry W. Thompson
                                     Vice President and
                                     Chief Financial Officer