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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
21	Tuckerman High School	Public	8-12	300 N Dowell St	Tuckerman	72473	Jackson County	Jackson County School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 349-2657	288	59	4.9	63.9%	252 (87.5%)	13 (4.5%)	7 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)	$12,489			$377			$12,112	83.2	87.6	18	3		051323001083
22	Bismarck High School	Public	9-12	11292 Hwy 84	Bismarck	71929	Hot Spring County	Bismarck School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 865-4541	317	71	4.4	62.5%	289 (91.2%)	3 (0.9%)	16 (5.0%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	$11,831			$556			$11,275	82.6	71.4	56	34		050324000086
23	Eureka Springs High School	Public	9-12	2 Lake Lucerne Rd	Eureka Springs	72632	Carroll County	Eureka Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 253-8875	221	27	8.2	60.2%	190 (86.0%)	4 (1.8%)	22 (10.0%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	$15,309			$781			$14,528	82.4	89.7	14	9		050597000306
24	Valley View High School	Public	9-12	2116 Yarbrough Drive	Jonesboro	72404	Craighead County	Valley View School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-3737	675	50	13.5	23.6%	558 (82.7%)	29 (4.3%)	43 (6.4%)	25 (3.7%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$12,087			$340			$11,747	82	65.4	83	59		051338001095
25	Cabot High School	Public	9-12	401 North Lincoln	Cabot	72023	Lonoke County	Cabot School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 843-3562	2,170	123	17.6	42.5%	1,753 (80.8%)	63 (2.9%)	192 (8.8%)	37 (1.7%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.3%)	$11,384			$660			$10,724	81.3	80.9	29	4		050375000123
26	Dardanelle High School	Public	9-12	1079 North State Hwy 28	Dardanelle	72834	Yell County	Dardanelle School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 229-4655	686	89	7.7	65.5%	371 (54.1%)	15 (2.2%)	272 (39.7%)	8 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.5%)	$12,184			$755			$11,430	81.1	70.3	64	38		050493000214
27	Vilonia High School	Public	9-12	1164 Main Street	Vilonia	72173	Faulkner County	Vilonia School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 796-2111	886	69	12.8	39.2%	806 (91.0%)	8 (0.9%)	54 (6.1%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.0%)	$11,815			$653			$11,162	80.7	77.5	36	9		051353001110
28	Greenwood High School	Public	9-12	501 Bulldog Loop	Greenwood	72936	Sebastian County	Greenwood School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 996-4141	1,161	137	8.4	21.9%	924 (79.6%)	15 (1.3%)	75 (6.5%)	36 (3.1%)	26 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (7.3%)	$11,920			$384			$11,535	80.6	87.3	19	9		050699000424
29	Booneville High School	Public	10-12	945 N Plum St	Booneville	72927	Logan County	Booneville School District	No	No	No	Yes	(855) 675-3339	265	30	8.6	100.0%	226 (85.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.0%)	$16,056			$872			$15,185	80.6	70.5	62	33		050345000105
30	Lakeside High School	Public	8-12	2871 Malvern Avenue	Hot Springs	71901	Garland County	LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)	No	No	No	No	(501) 262-1530	1,107	104	10.5	36.9%	781 (70.6%)	80 (7.2%)	145 (13.1%)	23 (2.1%)	6 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (6.5%)	$11,626			$510			$11,116	80.5	78.3	35	5		050867001525

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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.

Educational resources:

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

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds