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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
141	Perryville High School	Public	7-12	325 Houston Avenue	Perryville	72126	Perry County	Perryville School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 889-2326	427	58	7.3	57.6%	393 (92.0%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.6%)	$13,202			$805			$12,397	49.2	51.6	133	8		051134000850
142	Palestine-Wheatley Senior High	Public	7-12	7950 Hwy. 70 West	Palestine	72372	St. Francis County	Palestine Wheatley School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 581-2425	378	77	4.9	99.2%	317 (83.9%)	46 (12.2%)	10 (2.6%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$11,355			$242			$11,113	48.8	61.8	98	44		050005100833
143	Hackett High School	Public	7-12	102 North Oak Street	Hackett	72937	Sebastian County	Hackett School District	No	No	No	Yes	(479) 638-7003	350	56	6.2	100.0%	311 (88.9%)	2 (0.6%)	11 (3.1%)	2 (0.6%)	10 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	$13,307			$1,067			$12,240	48.8	59.6	109	34		050717000435
144	Arkadelphia High School	Public	9-12	401 High School Road	Arkadelphia	71923	Clark County	Arkadelphia School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 246-7373	534	71	7.5	47.4%	271 (50.7%)	195 (36.5%)	37 (6.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.9%)	$12,844			$814			$12,030	48.5	42.5	177	33		050243000018
145	Deer K-12 School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	17974 Ar 16 Hwy	Deer	72628	Newton County	Deer Mt Judea School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 428-8110	174	80	2.1	98.3%	149 (85.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	6 (3.4%)	5 (2.9%)	$15,313			$1,201			$14,112	48.5	71.4	57	88		050007201621
146	Stuttgart High School	Public	9-12	401 W. 22 St.	Stuttgart	72160	Arkansas County	Stuttgart School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 673-3561	499	41	12.2	55.7%	211 (42.3%)	221 (44.3%)	49 (9.8%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.8%)	$11,516			$420			$11,096	48.3	45.2	166	20		051296001055
147	Drew Central High School	Public	9-12	250 University Drive	Monticello	71655	Drew County	Drew Central School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 367-6076	340	30	11.4	99.4%	233 (68.5%)	69 (20.3%)	22 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	$13,366			$505			$12,861	48.2	30.3	232	85		050547000259
148	Magazine High School	Public	7-12	292 E Priddy St	Magazine	72943	Logan County	Magazine School District	No	No	No	Yes	(866) 900-2001	229	26	8.9	67.2%	216 (94.3%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	7 (3.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	$15,636			$1,215			$14,422	48.1	47.8	153	5		050915000650
149	Westside High School	Public	8-12	1630 Hwy 91 West	Jonesboro	72416	Craighead County	WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead)	No	No	No	No	(870) 935-7501	647	56	11.4	48.4%	597 (92.3%)	18 (2.8%)	25 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	$10,927			$608			$10,319	47.4	51	137	12		050402000146
150	Greene City Technical High School	Public	9-12	4601 Linwood Drive	Paragould	72450	Greene County	Greene County Technical School District	No	No	No	No	(870) 215-4460	760	80	9.5	40.9%	693 (91.2%)	20 (2.6%)	26 (3.4%)	6 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	$11,909			$579			$11,330	47.2	35.2	206	56		051308001066

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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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