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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
231	Hamburg High School	Public	9-12	1119 S Main St	Hamburg	71646	Ashley County	Hamburg School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 853-9856	508	45	11.3	63.6%	295 (58.1%)	95 (18.7%)	107 (21.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.0%)	$13,590			$1,216			$12,374	28	37.2	199	32		050004201281
232	Paris High School	Public	9-12	2000 Wood St	Paris	72855	Logan County	Paris School District	No	No	No	Yes	(844) 963-3243	306	39	7.7	100.0%	261 (85.3%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.2%)	10 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	12 (3.9%)	$15,046			$1,570			$13,476	27.3	66.1	80	152		051113000837
233	Future School Of Fort Smith	Public, Charter	9-12	622 N 7th St	Fort Smith	72901	Sebastian County	Future School Of Fort Smith	Yes	No	No	Yes	(479) 431-8695	235	43	5.5	100.0%	128 (54.5%)	35 (14.9%)	41 (17.4%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.8%)	$15,047			$2,893			$12,154	27.3	32.2	222	11		050041801627
234	Western Yell County High School	Public	7-12	1 Wolverine Drive	Belleville	72842	Yell County	Western Yell County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 476-4200	141	31	4.5	97.9%	103 (73.0%)	2 (1.4%)	26 (18.4%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.5%)	$15,854			$1,081			$14,772	27.2	27	241	7		050004101315
235	Monticello High School	Public	9-12	390 Clyde Ross	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Monticello School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 367-4050	506	46	10.9	52.2%	277 (54.7%)	194 (38.3%)	26 (5.1%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	$13,221			$796			$12,424	26.2	39.8	189	46		050984000721
236	The Academies Of West Memphis Charter School	Public, Charter	10-12	501 West Broadway	West Memphis	72301	Crittenden County	West Memphis School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 735-3660	897	105	8.5	100.0%	119 (13.3%)	752 (83.8%)	16 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.9%)	$14,931			$2,951			$11,980	26	22.5	256	20		050804001594
237	Strong-Huttig Schools	Public, Alternative	K-12	635 S. Concord	Strong	71765	Union County	Strong Huttig School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 797-3040	284	33	8.6	94.7%	37 (13.0%)	233 (82.0%)	10 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	$16,774			$1,965			$14,809	25.6	11.1	292	55		051293001663
238	Scott Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	15306 Alexander Road	Scott	72142	Pulaski County	Academics Plus Public Charter Schools	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 961-1744	207	21	10	71.0%	64 (30.9%)	116 (56.0%)	15 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.3%)	$15,063			$2,369			$12,694	24.5	34.3	210	28		050005901619
239	Timbo High School	Public	7-12	23747 Hwy 263 N.	Timbo	72680	Stone County	Mountain View School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 746-4303	99	23	4.2	97.0%	92 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	$14,962			$1,072			$13,890	24.2	33.2	217	22		051020001087
240	Ashdown High School	Public	9-12	171 Locust St.	Ashdown	71822	Little River County	Ashdown School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 898-3562	382	54	7	68.3%	240 (62.8%)	93 (24.3%)	23 (6.0%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.0%)	$13,464			$444			$13,020	23.8	31	228	12		050258000028

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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:

Alternative Schools vs Public Schools: A Comparison

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