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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
241	Nevada High School	Public	7-12	6580 Us Hwy 278	Rosston	71858	Nevada County	Nevada School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 871-2478	200	29	6.9	100.0%	121 (60.5%)	59 (29.5%)	8 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (6.0%)	$13,194			$524			$12,670	23.6	15.7	277	36		050003001405
242	Hampton High School	Public	7-12	419 East Main St.	Hampton	71744	Calhoun County	Hampton School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 798-6133	223			73.1%	148 (66.4%)	59 (26.5%)	14 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$14,589			$793			$13,796	23.5	20.9	262	20		050723000441
243	Trumann High School	Public	8-12	1620 W. Main	Trumann	72472	Poinsett County	Trumann School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 483-5301	515	39	13.1	100.0%	364 (70.7%)	83 (16.1%)	42 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.5%)	$14,163			$1,634			$12,529	23.4	40.6	184	59		050004701079
244	Dermott High School	Public	7-12	525 East Speedway Street	Dermott	71638	Chicot County	Dermott School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 538-1030	139	29	4.8	100.0%	3 (2.2%)	130 (93.5%)	5 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	$19,548			$2,729			$16,819	22.6	12.5	290	46		050517000239
245	Mills University Studies High School	Public	9-12	708 E. Dixon Road	Little Rock	72206	Pulaski County	Pulaski County Special School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 490-5700	612	52	11.8	57.0%	63 (10.3%)	362 (59.2%)	162 (26.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22 (3.6%)	$16,041			$1,293			$14,748	22.3	16.2	275	30		051185000945
246	Springdale High School	Public	9-12	101 South Pleasant Street	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 750-8832	2,207	174	12.7	85.9%	313 (14.2%)	48 (2.2%)	1,314 (59.5%)	33 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	452 (20.5%)	40 (1.8%)	$13,873			$1,401			$12,471	22.2	25.9	245	1		051266001025
247	Brookland High School	Public	10-12	100 W. School St.	Brookland	72417	Craighead County	Brookland School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 932-2080	645	38	17.1	25.3%	572 (88.7%)	23 (3.6%)	34 (5.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$12,583			$570			$12,013	21.8	47.9	152	95		050364000116
248	Nettleton High School	Public	9-12	4207 Race Street	Jonesboro	72401	Craighead County	Nettleton School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 910-7805	1,054	89	11.8	70.7%	264 (25.0%)	577 (54.7%)	139 (13.2%)	11 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	60 (5.7%)	$12,088			$243			$11,845	21.8	18.6	268	20		051044000762
249	Oark High School	Public	7-12	370 Hwy 215	Oark	72852	Johnson County	Jasper School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 292-3353	77	14	5.5	96.1%	70 (90.9%)	1 (1.3%)	6 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$25,254			$1,916			$23,339	21.2	31	229	20		050824000811
250	Crossett High School	Public	9-12	301 West Ninth Avenue	Crossett	71635	Ashley County	Crossett School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 364-2625	476	32	14.7	52.5%	277 (58.2%)	172 (36.1%)	14 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.7%)	$12,031			$650			$11,381	20.7	29.7	235	15		050480000202

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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