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Public schools in Arkansas

Arkansas has 1,106 open public schools run by 308 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 491,268 students. Schools average 12.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
308
Schools
1,106
Students
491,268
Teachers (FTE)
38,736
Students per teacher
12.7
US: 15.3
Charter schools
110
Total spending
$6.30 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$12,724
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Arkansas spent $12,724 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Arkansas

All 308 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Springdale School DistrictSpringdale2922,68515.0$12,484
Little Rock School DistrictLittle Rock3821,08615.0$15,475
Bentonville School DistrictBentonville2419,57514.5$12,578
Rogers School DistrictRogers2215,60413.5$13,799
Fort Smith School DistrictFort Smith2614,04514.1$17,506
Pulaski County Special School DistrictLittle Rock2512,36813.4$15,382
Cabot School DistrictCabot1710,67216.0$10,239
Fayetteville School DistrictFayetteville1710,29114.5$14,066
Conway School DistrictConway1710,21216.0$11,597
Bryant School DistrictBryant129,82716.5$10,907
North Little Rock School DistrictNorth Little Rock147,71114.5$13,424
Jonesboro School DistrictJonesboro116,76215.8$12,519
Benton School DistrictBenton85,80614.9$11,359
Van Buren School DistrictVan Buren115,70313.6$12,494
Russellville School DistrictRussellville105,59113.5$12,626
Arkansas Virtual AcademyLittle Rock35,26918.5$6,821
Siloam Springs School DistrictSiloam Springs64,70215.7$11,363
Arkansas Connections AcademyBentonville14,57539.4$6,814
West Memphis School DistrictWest Memphis94,51112.7$15,101
Jacksonville North Pulaski School DistrictJacksonville74,36013.1$18,529
Lisa AcademyLittle Rock134,29216.6$10,066
Sheridan School DistrictSheridan74,20813.3$12,069
Searcy School DistrictSearcy63,97314.9$11,056
Lake Hamilton School DistrictPearcy63,94514.5$11,105
Greenwood School DistrictGreenwood53,93013.5$10,214
El Dorado School DistrictEl Dorado63,92112.5$12,248
Nettleton School DistrictJonesboro83,91013.1$11,577
Marion School DistrictMarion63,88814.4$12,874
Greenbrier School DistrictGreenbrier73,85816.3$12,026
Texarkana School DistrictTexarkana83,83011.6$16,667
Mountain Home School DistrictMountain Home63,81714.3$10,811
Hot Springs School DistrictHot Springs63,57614.6$14,944
Greene County Tech School DistrictParagould63,55014.1$10,467
LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)Hot Springs53,53814.2$18,683
Batesville School DistrictBatesville53,51316.0$10,707
Beebe School DistrictBeebe53,39212.4$11,972
Brookland School DistrictBrookland53,21315.1$9,252
Paragould School DistrictParagould73,16613.9$13,218
Alma School DistrictAlma43,09212.0$10,532
White Hall School DistrictWhite Hall63,04612.7$15,146
Farmington School DistrictFarmington62,98713.7$9,755
Valley View School DistrictJonesboro42,97514.2$9,777
Vilonia School DistrictVilonia62,96315.0$11,298
Pine Bluff School DistrictPine Bluff72,89613.6$13,800
Harrison School DistrictHarrison52,73911.4$11,654
Pea Ridge School DistrictPea Ridge52,67016.7$13,417
Magnolia School DistrictMagnolia52,50514.0$14,451
Clarksville School DistrictClarksville62,50415.0$12,584
Wynne School DistrictWynne42,38211.0$10,764
De Queen School DistrictDe Queen52,36512.6$15,107
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Arkansas district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Springdale School District22,685
  2. 2.Little Rock School District21,086
  3. 3.Bentonville School District19,575
  4. 4.Rogers School District15,604
  5. 5.Fort Smith School District14,045
  6. 6.Pulaski County Special School District12,368
  7. 7.Cabot School District10,672
  8. 8.Fayetteville School District10,291
  9. 9.Conway School District10,212
  10. 10.Bryant School District9,827

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Yellville Summit School District8.1
  2. 2.KIPP Delta Public Schools8.2
  3. 3.Mountain View School District8.3
  4. 4.Dover School District8.4
  5. 5.Riverview School District8.5
  6. 6.Bergman School District8.5
  7. 7.Bismarck School District8.7
  8. 8.South Conway County School District9.1
  9. 9.Fouke School District9.5
  10. 10.Emerson Taylor Bradley School District9.6

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Arkansas Connections Academy39.4
  2. 2.Arkansas Virtual Academy18.5
  3. 3.Pea Ridge School District16.7
  4. 4.Lisa Academy16.6
  5. 5.Academics Plus Public Charter Schools16.5
  6. 6.Bryant School District16.5
  7. 7.Greenbrier School District16.3
  8. 8.Crossett School District16.0
  9. 9.Batesville School District16.0
  10. 10.Conway School District16.0

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)$18,683
  2. 2.Jacksonville North Pulaski School District$18,529
  3. 3.Fort Smith School District$17,506
  4. 4.McGehee School District$16,772
  5. 5.Texarkana School District$16,667
  6. 6.Newport School District$15,742
  7. 7.Little Rock School District$15,475
  8. 8.Pulaski County Special School District$15,382
  9. 9.Lonoke School District$15,361
  10. 10.White Hall School District$15,146

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Arkansas Connections Academy$6,814
  2. 2.Arkansas Virtual Academy$6,821
  3. 3.Haas Hall Academy$7,496
  4. 4.Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas$8,297
  5. 5.Academics Plus Public Charter Schools$9,104
  6. 6.Brookland School District$9,252
  7. 7.Bauxite School District$9,636
  8. 8.SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence)$9,650
  9. 9.Farmington School District$9,755
  10. 10.Valley View School District$9,777

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Lisa Academy13
  2. 2.Friendship Aspire Academies Arkansas7
  3. 3.Premier High Schools of Arkansas7
  4. 4.Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas6
  5. 5.Haas Hall Academy5
  6. 6.KIPP Delta Public Schools5
  7. 7.Estem Public Charter School4
  8. 8.Academics Plus Public Charter Schools4
  9. 9.Arkansas Virtual Academy3
  10. 10.Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools3

Schools by level

324 high schools, 215 middle schools and 516 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 324

  1. Bentonville High School Bentonville, 3,579 students
  2. Bentonville West High School Bentonville, 2,661 students
  3. Fayetteville High School Fayetteville, 2,588 students
  4. Arkansas Virtual Academy High School Little Rock, 2,567 students
  5. Rogers High School Rogers, 2,492 students
  6. Central High School Little Rock, 2,371 students
  7. Bryant High School Bryant, 2,369 students
  8. Conway High School Conway, 2,350 students
  9. Har-Ber High School Springdale, 2,271 students
  10. Northside High School Fort Smith, 2,231 students
  11. Springdale High School Springdale, 2,207 students
  12. Cabot High School Cabot, 2,170 students
  13. Southside High School Fort Smith, 2,053 students
  14. Little Rock Southwest High School Mabelvale, 2,045 students
  15. Rogers Heritage High School Rogers, 2,008 students

Middle schools 215

  1. Benton Middle School Benton, 1,363 students
  2. Arkansas Virtual Academy Middle School Little Rock, 1,315 students
  3. Elmwood Middle School Rogers, 1,066 students
  4. North Little Rock Middle School North Little Rock, 1,036 students
  5. Jacksonville Middle School Jacksonville, 926 students
  6. Cabot Junior High North Cabot, 920 students
  7. Southwest Middle School Searcy, 913 students
  8. Kirksey Middle School Rogers, 890 students
  9. Harrison Middle School Harrison, 865 students
  10. Hellstern Middle School Springdale, 849 students
  11. Grimsley Junior High School Bentonville, 846 students
  12. Arkansas Middle School Texarkana, 842 students
  13. Cabot Middle School North Cabot, 828 students
  14. Oakdale Middle School Rogers, 809 students
  15. Pinnacle View Middle School Little Rock, 807 students

Elementary schools 516

  1. Arkansas Virtual Academy Elementary Little Rock, 1,387 students
  2. Dr. Marian G. Lacey K-8 Academy Little Rock, 1,252 students
  3. Don Roberts Elementary School Little Rock, 1,035 students
  4. Valley View Intermediate School Jonesboro, 933 students
  5. Wm. Jefferson Clinton Primary School Hope, 929 students
  6. Eagle Mountain Magnet Elementary School Batesville, 905 students
  7. Beebe Elementary School Beebe, 904 students
  8. Chicot Elementary School Mabelvale, 897 students
  9. Hunt Elementary School Springdale, 890 students
  10. Southside Elementary School Southside, 852 students
  11. Westwood Elementary School Greenwood, 839 students
  12. Hackler Intermediate School Mountain Home, 837 students
  13. Booneville Elementary School Booneville, 791 students
  14. Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas Bentonville Rogers, 787 students
  15. Bryant Elementary School Bryant, 785 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.