Premier High School of Fort Smith
LITTLE ROCK · AR · PREMIER HIGH SCHOOLS OF ARKANSAS · Public charter
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INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL → HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH → WESTERN ARKANSAS TECHNICAL CENTER → FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH → MULBERRY HIGH SCHOOL → HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL → LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL → CEDARVILLE HIGH SCHOOL →How Premier High School of Fort Smith compares for families
What families should know about Premier High School of Fort Smith.
- ▸ LocallyAR trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−5 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL, HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH, WESTERN ARKANSAS TECHNICAL CENTER and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Your state's public flagship
University of Arkansas
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $18,209/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
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The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INSTITUTE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS SCHOOL FORT SMITH |
Public · charter | 2.7 | 49 | — |
| HAAS HALL ACADEMY FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
Public · charter | 6.6 | 57 | — |
| WESTERN ARKANSAS TECHNICAL CENTER FORT SMITH |
Public | 1.3 | — | — |
| FUTURE SCHOOL OF FORT SMITH FORT SMITH |
Public · charter | 2.0 | 235 | -6.4% |
| MULBERRY HIGH SCHOOL MULBERRY |
Public | 21.0 | 130 | +3.2% |
| HACKETT HIGH SCHOOL HACKETT |
Public | 12.8 | 217 | -13.2% |
| LAVACA HIGH SCHOOL LAVACA |
Public | 12.6 | 245 | -4.3% |
| CEDARVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CEDARVILLE |
Public | 14.2 | 250 | -1.2% |