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Best Arkansas School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 290 top school districts in Arkansas, serving 491,000 students.
The most diverse district is Lisa Academy School District, with a diversity score of 0.75.
The largest school district is Springdale School District, serving 22,685 students.
The highest graduation rate school district is Alma School District, with 99% graduation rate.

Top Arkansas School Districts (2026)

School District
# Students
Diversity Score
Graduation %
Academics Plus Public Charter Schools
1,993
0.54
90%
Academies Of Math And Science School District
486
0.46
n/a
Alma School District
3,092
0.34
99%
Alpena School District
402
0.12
85%
Ark TECH Univeristy Career Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arkadelphia School District
1,877
0.65
92%
Arkansas Arts Academy School District
945
0.51
82%
Arkansas Connections Academy School District
4,575
0.48
75%
Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools
426
0.44
85%
Arkansas Military And First Responders Academy (Amfra) School District
176
0.65
n/a
Arkansas Northeastern College Technical Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arkansas School For The Blind School District
62
0.57
50%
Arkansas School For The Deaf School District
104
0.66
50%
Arkansas Virtual Academy School District
5,269
0.52
73%
Armorel School District
438
0.33
90%
Ashdown School District
1,281
0.56
92%
ASU - Mountain Home Career Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
ASU Beebe Regional Career Center - Searcy School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
ASU Newport Sec Career Center (Ignite) School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
ASU Three Rivers Career Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Atkins School District
951
0.14
92%
Augusta School District
329
0.58
50%
Bald Knob School District
1,059
0.22
87%
Barton School District
664
0.57
75%
Batesville School District
3,513
0.58
95%
Bauxite School District
1,717
0.23
90%
Bay School District
550
0.14
90%
Bearden School District
446
0.59
90%
Beebe School District
3,392
0.3
92%
Benton School District
5,806
0.47
95%
Bentonville School District
19,575
0.52
95%
Bergman School District
1,102
0.14
95%
Berryville School District
1,797
0.57
87%
Bismarck School District
1,034
0.18
95%
Black River Technical College School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
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