Public + private high schools, every state.
391
high schools (public + private)
341
public (280 districts)
50
private (NCES PSS)
34,929
public grade‑12 students (seniors, latest year)

AR public HS enrollment trend

Across the 4,964 students enrolled in AR brick-and-mortar public high schools in 2021, the state grew +5.1% by 2024 (5,217 students, +253 net). That's the demographic tide every individual school is fighting or riding.

Charter share of public HS enrollment (latest year): 24.9% (1,299 of 5,217 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

MABELVALE 1 HS 2,045
LITTLE ROCK 6 HS 751
FARMINGTON 1 HS 690
WARREN 1 HS 480
WILSON 1 HS 351
NEWPORT 1 HS 331
BENTONVILLE 1 HS 277
MOUNTAINBURG 1 HS 184
SPRINGDALE 1 HS 102
STRONG 1 HS 89

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%
HAAS HALL BENTONVILLE
HAAS HALL ACADEMY
245→277 +13.1%
FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
626→690 +10.2%
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
326→351 +7.7%
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL
WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
472→480 +1.7%
THE ACADEMIES AT NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL
NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT
336→331 -1.5%
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
2,154→2,045 -5.1%
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
200→184 -8.0%
Fastest-shrinking high schools
public, classroom-based · grade 9–12 · 2021→2024
MOUNTAINBURG HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNTAINBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT
200→184 -8.0%
LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
2,154→2,045 -5.1%
THE ACADEMIES AT NEWPORT HIGH SCHOOL
NEWPORT SCHOOL DISTRICT
336→331 -1.5%
WARREN HIGH SCHOOL
WARREN SCHOOL DISTRICT
472→480 +1.7%
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOL
RIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT
326→351 +7.7%
FARMINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
FARMINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT
626→690 +10.2%
HAAS HALL BENTONVILLE
HAAS HALL ACADEMY
245→277 +13.1%
HALL HIGH SCHOOL - WEST SOI
LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT
234→495 +111.5%

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