Best High Schools in Arkansas

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 305)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
050279001590	161	Miner Academy	Public, Charter	6-12	800 School St	Bauxite	72011	Saline County	Bauxite School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 557-5453	48	5	9.1	31.3%	44 (91.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.1%)	$9,283			$71			$9,212	46			(n/a)
050371001271	162	Buffalo Island Central High School	Public	7-12	803 W Drew	Monette	72447	Craighead County	Buffalo Is. Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 486-5511	338	34	9.8	51.8%	268 (79.3%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (18.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)	$11,766			$724			$11,042	45.6	47.3	159	3
050900001679	163	Little Rock West High School Of Innovation	Public	9-12	5701 Ranch Drive	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Little Rock School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 447-8500	325	33	9.9	62.2%	97 (29.8%)	182 (56.0%)	26 (8.0%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.5%)								45.5	41	183	20
050408000150	164	Cedarville High School	Public	9-12	9530 Pirates Point	Cedarville	72932	Crawford County	Cedarville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 474-7021	241	25	9.5	98.8%	201 (83.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (10.0%)	$13,026			$689			$12,337	45.5	38.6	194	30
051248001007	165	Sloan-Hendrix High School	Public	7-12	1 Greyhound Cir	Imboden	72434	Lawrence County	Sloan-Hendrix School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 869-2361	365	51	7.1	62.2%	351 (96.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	$9,026			$762			$8,264	45.2	39.1	191	26
051296001055	166	Stuttgart High School	Public	9-12	401 A W 22nd St	Stuttgart	72160	Arkansas County	Stuttgart School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 673-3561	471	43	10.9	41.2%	228 (48.4%)	185 (39.3%)	44 (9.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$11,134			$1,001			$10,133	45.2	39.5	187	21
051185001559	167	Maumelle High School	Public	9-12	100 Victory Ln	Maumelle	72113	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 851-5350	844	65	13	39.9%	321 (38.0%)	406 (48.1%)	63 (7.5%)	28 (3.3%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	21 (2.5%)	$11,239			$1,237			$10,002	45	37.9	198	31
050957000700	168	Maynard High School	Public	7-12	74 Campus Dr	Maynard	72444	Randolph County	Maynard School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 647-2210	240	56	4.2	98.8%	230 (95.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	$10,264			$1,398			$8,866	44.9	38.5	195	27
051185001726	169	Driven Virtual Academy	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	21001 Cantrell Road	Little Rock	72223	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	Yes	No	No	No	(501) 234-3703	303	38	7.9	47.5%	88 (29.0%)	173 (57.1%)	26 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.0%)								44.8	16.7	265	96
050002101300	170	Izard County Cons. High School	Public	9-12	5068 N Ar 9	Brockwell	72517	Izard County	Izard County Consolidated School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 258-7788	193	50	3.8	71.5%	182 (94.3%)	2 (1.0%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	$14,103			$1,074			$13,029	44.5	43.7	173	3

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Educational resources:

State-Administered Standardized Tests: A Comprehensive Guide

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