Public schools in Arkansas
1,106 public schools and 290 school districts in Arkansas: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
1,106 public schools and 290 school districts in Arkansas: students, class sizes, charter schools and spending per student, by district.
Arkansas has 1,106 public schools with 490,845 students and 12.5 students per teacher (US: 15.2).
9.1% of students attend one of its 110 charter schools.
364 schools serve free meals to every student.
Students proficient across Arkansas (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year).
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
Districts with schools here, by students here.
| District | Schools | Students | Spending / student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale School District | 29 | 22,685 | $13,998 |
| Little Rock School District | 38 | 21,086 | $17,548 |
| Bentonville School District | 24 | 19,575 | $12,660 |
| Rogers School District | 22 | 15,604 | $12,206 |
| Fort Smith School District | 26 | 14,045 | $13,857 |
| Pulaski County Special School District | 25 | 12,368 | $14,871 |
| Cabot School District | 17 | 10,672 | $11,648 |
| Fayetteville School District |
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arkansas Connections Academy HighCharterFully virtual | K–12 | 4,575 | 39.2 | 22% | 20% |
| 9–12 | 3,579 | 11.7 | — | — | |
Sources
| 17 |
| 10,291 |
| $14,688 |
| Conway School District | 17 | 10,212 | $12,156 |
| Bryant School District | 12 | 9,827 | $11,826 |
| North Little Rock School District | 14 | 7,711 | $14,571 |
| Jonesboro School District | 11 | 6,762 | $12,862 |
| 9–12 |
| 2,661 |
| 9.5 |
| — | — |
| 9–12 | 2,588 | 11.3 | — | — |
Arkansas Virtual Academy High SchoolCharterFully virtual | 9–12 | 2,567 | 12.2 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 2,492 | 13.6 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 2,371 | 14.7 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 2,369 | 16.0 | — | — |
| 10–12 | 2,350 | 17.2 | — | — |
| 9–12 | 2,271 | 13.4 | — | — |
Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.