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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
31	Rose Bud High School	Public	7-12	124 School Road	Rose Bud	72137	White County	Rose Bud School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 556-5404	308	69	4.4	55.5%	286 (92.9%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,725			$817			$13,908	80.2	60.1	105	74		051200000962
32	Rogers New Technology High School	Public, Charter	9-12	2922 S 1st St	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 631-3621	640	103	6.2	43.1%	242 (37.8%)	10 (1.6%)	354 (55.3%)	12 (1.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	14 (2.2%)	$9,476			$319			$9,157	80	86.1	21	11		051197001586
33	Salem High School	Public	7-12	313 Hwy 62 E	Salem	72576	Fulton County	Salem School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 895-3293	376	71	5.3	59.6%	352 (93.6%)	4 (1.1%)	10 (2.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	$12,075			$802			$11,274	79.5	81.4	26	7		051209000975
34	Don Tyson School Of Innovation	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	2667 Hylton Road	Springdale	72765	Washington County	Springdale School District	Yes	No	No	No	(479) 750-8780	1,976	183	10.7	58.2%	842 (42.6%)	32 (1.6%)	948 (48.0%)	29 (1.5%)	12 (0.6%)	31 (1.6%)	82 (4.1%)	$10,747			$973			$9,775	79.1	85.7	22	12		051266001633
35	Ouachita High School	Public	7-12	258 Schoolhouse Road	Donaldson	71941	Hot Spring County	Ouachita School District	No	No	No	No	(501) 384-2323	243	46	5.2	52.7%	226 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.3%)	$10,548			$314			$10,234	79.1	51	138	103		051098000828
36	Heber Springs High School	Public	9-12	1100 W Pine St	Heber Springs	72543	Cleburne County	Heber Springs School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 362-3141	483	59	8.1	43.9%	426 (88.2%)	2 (0.4%)	36 (7.5%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.9%)	$12,051			$712			$11,339	78.7	75	43	7		050756000467
37	Quitman High School	Public	9-12	6275 Heber Springs Road West	Quitman	72131	Cleburne County	Quitman School District	No	No	No	Yes	(501) 589-2554	308	39	7.9	44.2%	292 (94.8%)	7 (2.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.9%)	$16,566			$672			$15,894	77.8	73.8	47	10		051188000947
38	Mammoth Spring High School	Public	7-12	410 Goldsmith Ave	Mammoth Spring	72554	Fulton County	Mammoth Spring School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 625-7212	198	57	3.4	100.0%	187 (94.4%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	$15,102			$1,736			$13,367	77.2	80.5	31	7		050927000666
39	Harrison High School	Public	9-12	925 Goblin Drive	Harrison	72601	Boone County	Harrison School District	No	No	No	Yes	(870) 741-8223	843	118	7.1	48.9%	750 (89.0%)	2 (0.2%)	56 (6.6%)	6 (0.7%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.8%)								76.5	87	20	19		050738000452
40	Rogers High School	Public	9-12	2300 S Dixieland Rd	Rogers	72758	Benton County	Rogers School District	No	No	No	No	(479) 636-2202	2,492	183	13.6	41.1%	1,016 (40.8%)	39 (1.6%)	1,237 (49.6%)	40 (1.6%)	7 (0.3%)	62 (2.5%)	91 (3.7%)	$11,356			$678			$10,678	76.2	73.2	49	9		051197000958

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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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