Public schools in Arkansas
1,106 operating public schools in 290 school districts and other education agencies, school year 2024–25.
Operating schoolsDefinition
1,106
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
490,845
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
39,268.5
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
12.5
Charter schoolsDefinition
110
Largest districts by enrollment
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a quality ranking). 10 Arkansas districts have full profiles so far; search all 290.
| District | City | Schools | Students | Students / FTE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springdale School District | Springdale | 29 | 22,685 | 15 |
| Little Rock School District | Little Rock | 38 | 21,086 | — |
| Bentonville School District | Bentonville | 24 | 19,575 | 14.5 |
| Rogers School District | Rogers | 22 | 15,604 | 13.5 |
| Fort Smith School District | Fort Smith | 26 | 14,045 | 14.1 |
| Pulaski County Special School District | Little Rock | 25 | 12,368 | 13.4 |
| Cabot School District | Cabot | 17 | 10,672 | 15.9 |
| Fayetteville School District | Fayetteville | 17 | 10,291 | 14.4 |
| Conway School District | Conway | 17 | 10,212 | — |
| Bryant School District | Bryant | 12 | 9,827 | 16.5 |
| North Little Rock School District | North Little Rock | 14 | 7,711 | 14.5 |
| Jonesboro School District | Jonesboro | 11 | 6,762 | — |
| Benton School District | Benton | 8 | 5,806 | 14.9 |
| Van Buren School District | Van Buren | 11 | 5,703 | 13.6 |
| Russellville School District | Russellville | 10 | 5,591 | 13.4 |
Schools by locale
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| City | 23.1% | |
| Suburb | 11.0% | |
| Town | 18.7% | |
| Rural | 47.2% |
Schools by level
| Group | Schools | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Elementary | 516 | |
| High | 324 | |
| Middle | 215 | |
| Secondary | 21 | |
| Other | 15 | |
| Prekindergarten | 14 | |
| Adult Education | 1 |
Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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