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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
11	Marshall High School	Public	7-12	950 Hwy 65 N.	Marshall	72650	Searcy County	Searcy County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 448-3331	353	68	5.1	99.2%	335 (94.9%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$14,941			$1,988			$12,953	89.8	74.6	44	33		050948000693
12	Southside Charter High School	Public, Charter	10-12	1920 Batesville Blvd	Southside	72501	Independence County	Southside School District (Independence)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 251-2662	464	72	6.4	44.8%	402 (86.6%)	6 (1.3%)	44 (9.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$11,485			$765			$10,721	89.6	60.1	106	94		051254001012
13	Valley Springs High School	Public	9-12	7349 School Str	Valley Springs	72682	Boone County	Valley Springs School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 302-3051	219	41	5.3	45.2%	211 (96.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,101			$453			$13,647	88.2	95.8	7	6		051335001093
14	Lisa Academy North High School	Public, Charter	9-12	1 Lisa Academy Way	North Little Rock	72117	Pulaski County	Lisa Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(501) 945-2727	292	26	11	57.5%	75 (25.7%)	93 (31.8%)	95 (32.5%)	12 (4.1%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.1%)	$10,464			$1,256			$9,208	88	83.9	23	9		050007401501
15	Genoa Central High School	Public	10-12	12472 St Hwy 196	Texarkana	71854	Miller County	Genoa Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 653-7521	258	43	6	20.9%	243 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	$12,097			$704			$11,393	87.9	88.7	17	2		050411000152
16	Bentonville West High School	Public	9-12	5303 Bright Road	Bentonville	72712	Benton County	Bentonville School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 286-9800	2,661	281	9.4	21.2%	1,693 (63.6%)	145 (5.4%)	440 (16.5%)	192 (7.2%)	36 (1.4%)	25 (0.9%)	130 (4.9%)	$10,781			$291			$10,490	87.5	90.7	13	3		050306001618
17	Kingston High School	Public	7-12	220 Madison 2620	Kingston	72742	Madison County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 665-2835	92	35	2.6	96.7%	78 (84.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)	2 (2.2%)	6 (6.5%)	$18,227			$1,801			$16,425	87	95.8	6	11		050824000564
18	Cave City High Career & Collegiate Preparatory School	Public, Charter	9-12	711 N. Main	Cave City	72521	Sharp County	Cave City School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(870) 283-3333	375	64	5.8	79.2%	343 (91.5%)	11 (2.9%)	10 (2.7%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$15,288			$2,190			$13,098	86.7	81.4	27	9		050405000148
19	Gravette High School	Public	9-12	325 Lion Dr S	Gravette	72736	Benton County	Gravette School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 787-4100	649	70	9.3	40.4%	527 (81.2%)	5 (0.8%)	53 (8.2%)	16 (2.5%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (5.4%)	$12,698			$498			$12,200	84.6	73.9	45	26		050684000414
20	Taylor High School	Public	7-12	506 East Pine	Taylor	71861	Columbia County	Emerson Taylor Bradley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 626-3303	264	33	8.1	32.6%	249 (94.3%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	$10,484			$148			$10,336	83.3	83.7	24	4		050006801063

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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