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393
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341
public (280 districts)
52
private (NCES PSS)
34,929
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

AR public HS enrollment trend

Across the 131,222 students enrolled in AR brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +2.3% by 2024 (134,245 students, +3,023 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 11.8% (15,885 of 134,245 students). Virtual / nonclassroom-based schools excluded.

State context · NAEP 2024

How does AR compare nationally?

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) is the only test given the same way to students in every state — making it the benchmark for state-to-state academic comparison. Below, this state's 8th-grade averages and where it sits on the 50-state distribution.

8th-grade math
268
-5 vs national avg (273)
8th-grade reading
259
-1 vs national avg (260)
national avg AR Math → Reading → 260 290 245 275

Each dot is one state's 2024 NAEP 8th-grade averages. AR is highlighted in gold. Dashed lines mark national averages — being upper-right of both = above national in both subjects. Source: NAEP State Snapshot Reports. NAEP doesn't produce per-school scores — this is state-level context.

Where the students are

Top 10 cities by public-HS enrollment

LITTLE ROCK 18 HS 7,728
BENTONVILLE 3 HS 6,501
SPRINGDALE 5 HS 5,811
ROGERS 8 HS 5,720
FORT SMITH 5 HS 4,617
JONESBORO 4 HS 3,760
FAYETTEVILLE 3 HS 3,173
HOT SPRINGS 4 HS 2,450
NORTH LITTLE ROCK 4 HS 2,440
CABOT 2 HS 2,436

School-size distribution

Public, classroom-based · grades 9–12, latest year

Fastest-growing high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
234→495 +111.5%
JOE T. ROBINSON HIGH SCHOOL
PULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
710→1,029 +44.9%
NORTH LITTLE ROCK CENTER OF EXCELLENCE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
326→472 +44.8%
ESTEM HIGH SCHOOL
ESTEM PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
496→676 +36.3%
GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
GREENWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT
873→1,158 +32.6%
MAUMELLE CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
ACADEMICS PLUS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS
283→372 +31.4%
DUMAS HIGH SCHOOL
DUMAS SCHOOL DISTRICT
204→266 +30.4%
QUITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
QUITMAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
243→307 +26.3%
ELKINS HIGH SCHOOL
ELKINS SCHOOL DISTRICT
381→463 +21.5%
WATSON CHAPEL HIGH SCHOOL
WATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT
488→593 +21.5%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL
ARKANSAS ARTS ACADEMY
399→252 -36.8%
GENOA CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
GENOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
394→258 -34.5%
GURDON HIGH SCHOOL
GURDON SCHOOL DISTRICT
208→157 -24.5%
PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOL
PINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT
890→688 -22.7%
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL
BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
469→368 -21.5%
CABOT PANTHER ACADEMY
CABOT SCHOOL DISTRICT
332→266 -19.9%
VALLEY SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
VALLEY SPRINGS SCHOOL DISTRICT
270→219 -18.9%
NORTH LITTLE ROCK HIGH SCHOOL
NORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
2,032→1,650 -18.8%
ROSE BUD HIGH SCHOOL
ROSE BUD SCHOOL DISTRICT
245→199 -18.8%
RISON HIGH SCHOOL
CLEVELAND COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
253→208 -17.8%

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