Public schools and districts in Arkansas
A source-first directory of every currently open local education agency and school in the federal NCES file. The directory includes regular districts, charter agencies, service agencies, and other official agency types; rankings compare regular districts separately.
- Education agencies
- 303
- Regular districts
- 233
- Schools
- 1,094
- Students in regular districts
- 460,924
Agency and school directory: preliminary NCES CCD 2025–26. Enrollment and teacher counts: NCES CCD 2024–25 where reported.
Browse Arkansas agencies by name
Starting points by reported enrollment
| Agency | Location | Schools | Students | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0512660 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Springdale | 29 | 22,685 | 15:1 |
| LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0509000 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | LITTLE ROCK | 36 | 21,086 | 15:1 |
| BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0503060 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | BENTONVILLE | 24 | 19,575 | 14.5:1 |
| ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0511970 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | ROGERS | 22 | 15,604 | 13.5:1 |
| FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0506330 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | FORT SMITH | 25 | 14,045 | 14.1:1 |
| PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0511850 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | LITTLE ROCK | 25 | 12,368 | 13.4:1 |
| CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0503750 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Cabot | 19 | 10,672 | 15.9:1 |
| FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0506120 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Fayetteville | 17 | 10,291 | 14.4:1 |
| CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0504590 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Conway | 17 | 10,212 | 16:1 |
| BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0503690 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | BRYANT | 12 | 9,827 | 16.5:1 |
| NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0510680 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 14 | 7,711 | 14.5:1 |
| JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0508280 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Jonesboro | 11 | 6,762 | 15.8:1 |
| BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0502960 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Benton | 9 | 5,806 | 14.9:1 |
| VAN BUREN SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0513410 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Van Buren | 10 | 5,703 | 13.6:1 |
| RUSSELLVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0512060 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Russellville | 10 | 5,591 | 13.4:1 |
| ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY NCES 0500394 · Independent charter district | Little Rock | 3 | 5,269 | 18.4:1 |
| SILOAM SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0512450 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Siloam Springs | 6 | 4,702 | 15.7:1 |
| ARKANSAS CONNECTIONS ACADEMY NCES 0500417 · Independent charter district | BENTONVILLE | 1 | 4,575 | 39.2:1 |
| WEST MEMPHIS SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0508040 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | West Memphis | 9 | 4,511 | 12.7:1 |
| JACKSONVILLE NORTH PULASKI SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0500419 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | JACKSONVILLE | 7 | 4,360 | 13:1 |
| LISA ACADEMY NCES 0500074 · Independent charter district | LITTLE ROCK | 13 | 4,292 | 16.6:1 |
| SHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0500015 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Sheridan | 7 | 4,208 | 13.3:1 |
| SEARCY SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0512210 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Searcy | 6 | 3,973 | 14.9:1 |
| LAKE HAMILTON SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0508610 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Pearcy | 6 | 3,945 | 14.4:1 |
| GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT NCES 0506990 · Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union | Greenwood | 5 | 3,930 | 13.4:1 |
Large public high schools in Arkansas
A practical starting list ordered by reported enrollment; this is not a ranking.
BENTONVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
BENTONVILLE WEST HIGH SCHOOL
BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
ARKANSAS VIRTUAL ACADEMY · 09–12
ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL
ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL
BRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT · 10–12
CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL
CONWAY SCHOOL DISTRICT · 10–12
HAR-BER HIGH SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT · 10–12
NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
SPRINGDALE HIGH SCHOOL
SPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT · 10–12
CABOT HIGH SCHOOL
CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
SOUTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
FORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
ROGERS HERITAGE HIGH SCHOOL
ROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
MOUNTAIN HOME CAREER ACADEMIES
MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT · 08–12
THE ACADEMIES AT JONESBORO HIGH SCHOOL
JONESBORO SCHOOL DISTRICT · 10–12
SILOAM SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
SILOAM SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT · 09–12
BENTON HIGH SCHOOL
BENTON SCHOOL DISTRICT · 10–12