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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 291)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
171	Lead Hill High School	Public	7-12	6966 Milum Drive	Lead Hill	72644	Boone County	Lead Hill School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 436-0506	185	27	6.8	98.4%	169 (91.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$16,106			$1,171			$14,935	42.3	29.6	236	65		050342000103
172	Manila High School	Public	7-12	419 E Olympia Street	Manila	72442	Mississippi County	Manila School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 561-4417	476	43	11.1	52.3%	454 (95.4%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$11,993			$721			$11,272	42.1	35.1	207	35		050004600668
173	Riverview High School	Public	9-12	810 Raider Dr	Searcy	72143	White County	Riverview School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 279-7700	340	76	4.4	70.9%	214 (62.9%)	39 (11.5%)	64 (18.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	19 (5.6%)	$14,759			$1,883			$12,876	42	31.4	226	53		050840000242
174	Bald Knob High School	Public	9-12	901 North Hickory	Bald Knob	72010	White County	Bald Knob School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 724-6464	326	56	5.8	52.1%	289 (88.7%)	5 (1.5%)	13 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$12,210			$812			$11,398	41.8	40.6	183	9		050270000038
175	Shirley High School	Public	7-12	201 Blue Devil Drive	Shirley	72153	Van Buren County	Shirley School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 518-2223	110	14	7.5	74.5%	103 (93.6%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	2 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	$17,009			$2,743			$14,266	41.8	32.8	219	44		051242001001
176	Gurdon High School	Public	7-12	1 Go-Devil Road	Gurdon	71743	Clark County	Gurdon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 353-5123	252	26	9.7	76.6%	133 (52.8%)	60 (23.8%)	54 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	$16,666			$2,070			$14,596	41.5	20.3	265	89		050711000430
177	Har-Ber High School	Public	9-12	300 Jones Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 750-8777	2,271	170	13.3	59.0%	901 (39.7%)	62 (2.7%)	1,011 (44.5%)	34 (1.5%)	12 (0.5%)	208 (9.2%)	43 (1.9%)	$12,085			$685			$11,399	41.5	60.9	101	76		051266001118
178	Academies At Rivercrest High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1700 West State Highway 14	Wilson	72395	Mississippi County	Rivercrest School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 655-8111	351	60	5.8	100.0%	202 (57.5%)	102 (29.1%)	41 (11.7%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$17,266			$2,684			$14,581	41.4	25.8	246	68		050004501204
179	Pocahontas High School	Public	10-12	2312 Stadium Drive	Pocahontas	72455	Randolph County	Pocahontas School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 892-4573	410	68	5.9	59.3%	311 (75.9%)	5 (1.2%)	10 (2.4%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	68 (16.6%)	11 (2.7%)	$13,529			$828			$12,700	41.2	39.4	190	11		051161000884
180	Riverside High School	Public	7-12	2007 Highway 18	Lake City	72437	Craighead County	Riverside School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 237-4328	342	39	8.6	49.4%	313 (91.5%)	5 (1.5%)	18 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$11,349			$949			$10,399	40.6	61.7	99	81		050001201538

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ATLAS English Language Arts, ATLAS Reading, ATLAS Algebra, ATLAS Geometry, ATLAS Biology test scores released by the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 10, 2025, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Arkansas Division of Elementary and Secondary Education.
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Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education