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Best Arkansas School Districts (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 291 top school districts in Arkansas, serving 485,093 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 21,788 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
1,921
0.52
90%
Academies Of Math And Sciences School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Alma School District
3,093
0.31
99%
Alpena School District
409
0.1
85%
Arizona State University - Mountain Home Career Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arizona State University Beebe Regional Career Center - Searcy School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arizona State University Newport Secondary Career Center (Ignite) School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arizona State University Three Rivers Career Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arkadelphia School District
1,812
0.64
92%
Arkansas Arts Academy School District
1,004
0.49
82%
Arkansas Connections Academy School District
3,804
0.49
75%
Arkansas Lighthouse Charter Schools
434
0.52
85%
Arkansas Military And First Responders Academy (Amfra) School District
80
0.66
n/a
Arkansas Northeastern College Technical Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arkansas School For The Blind School District
67
0.58
50%
Arkansas School For The Deaf School District
102
0.66
50%
Arkansas Technology Univeristy Career Center School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
Arkansas Virtual Academy School District
3,936
0.52
73%
Armorel School District
395
0.28
90%
Ashdown School District
1,287
0.55
92%
Atkins School District
927
0.13
92%
Augusta School District
346
0.57
50%
Bald Knob School District
1,071
0.22
87%
Barton School District
610
0.55
75%
Batesville School District
3,487
0.56
95%
Bauxite School District
1,682
0.21
90%
Bay School District
552
0.13
90%
Bearden School District
458
0.57
90%
Beebe School District
3,433
0.29
92%
Benton School District
5,763
0.46
95%
Bentonville School District
19,137
0.5
95%
Bergman School District
1,021
0.08
95%
Berryville School District
1,810
0.56
87%
Bismarck School District
999
0.18
95%
Black River Technical College School District
n/a
n/a
n/a
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