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ENROLLMENT TRENDS · ARKANSAS

Arkansas schools in decline

Arkansas public schools with the largest enrollment loss from 2017-18 to 2024-25.

Schools in this report
50
steepest declines in state
Largest drop
-84%
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOL
Range
-84% to -33%
2017-18 → 2024-25
TOP 50 AR PUBLIC SCHOOLS BY ENROLLMENT LOSS · 2017-18 → 2024-25
SchoolCityDistrict2017-182024-25% change ↑
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE HIGH SCHOOLJACKSONVILLEARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS37760-84.1%
DANVILLE LOWER MIDDLE SCHOOLDANVILLEDANVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT273118-56.8%
BLYTHEVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLEBLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT388172-55.7%
NOBLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHAMBURGHAMBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT819416-49.2%
CORNING HIGH SCHOOLCORNINGCORNING SCHOOL DISTRICT413217-47.5%
JACKSONVILLE LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARYJACKSONVILLEARKANSAS LIGHTHOUSE CHARTER SCHOOLS384210-45.3%
KIPP BLYTHEVILLE COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLEKIPP DELTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS238132-44.5%
PINE BLUFF HIGH SCHOOLPINE BLUFFPINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT1,220688-43.6%
MARVELL-ELAINE HIGH SCHOOLMARVELLMARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT17499-43.1%
BLYTHEVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLEBLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT602343-43.0%
WATSON CHAPEL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLPINE BLUFFWATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT586334-43.0%
CARVER STEAM MAGNET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCKLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT406232-42.9%
CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLARKSVILLECLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT636368-42.1%
SEVENTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH LITTLE ROCKNORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT452263-41.8%
MARVELL-ELAINE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMARVELLMARVELL ELAINE SCHOOL DISTRICT207121-41.5%
EDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFFWATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT340199-41.5%
NORTH LITTLE ROCK MIDDLE SCHOOLNORTH LITTLE ROCKNORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT1,7651,036-41.3%
DUNBAR MAGNET MIDDLE SCHOOLLITTLE ROCKLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT535315-41.1%
RAYMOND F. ORR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT SMITHFORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT398235-41.0%
BLYTHEVILLE HIGH SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLEBLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT619369-40.4%
CARNALL ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFORT SMITHFORT SMITH SCHOOL DISTRICT288172-40.3%
HOPE ACADEMY OF PUBLIC SERVICEHOPEHOPE SCHOOL DISTRICT357217-39.2%
WESTERN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCKLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT331202-39.0%
R.E. BAKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBENTONVILLEBENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT504309-38.7%
ACADEMIES AT RIVERCREST HIGH SCHOOLWILSONRIVERCREST SCHOOL DISTRICT572351-38.6%
EARLE HIGH SCHOOLEARLEEARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT285176-38.2%
SHERIDAN MIDDLE SCHOOLSHERIDANSHERIDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT913564-38.2%
BROADMOOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFFPINE BLUFF SCHOOL DISTRICT458283-38.2%
JANIE DARR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLROGERSROGERS SCHOOL DISTRICT695433-37.7%
MCDERMOTT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLITTLE ROCKLITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT405254-37.3%
HORATIO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHORATIOHORATIO SCHOOL DISTRICT498313-37.1%
LAKESIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLAKE VILLAGELAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot)460292-36.5%
WEST FORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWEST FORKWEST FORK SCHOOL DISTRICT392249-36.5%
EARLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLEARLEEARLE SCHOOL DISTRICT303195-35.6%
IVORY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLCAMDENCAMDEN FAIRVIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT444286-35.6%
BLYTHEVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBLYTHEVILLEBLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT476307-35.5%
BRYANT MIDDLE SCHOOLBRYANT ARBRYANT SCHOOL DISTRICT1,199774-35.4%
LAKESIDE MIDDLE SCHOOLHOT SPRINGSLAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland)838546-34.8%
EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLMAGNOLIAMAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT874570-34.8%
CLARKSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOLCLARKSVILLECLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT617403-34.7%
COSSATOT RIVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWICKESCOSSATOT RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT306200-34.6%
SHIRLEY HIGH SCHOOLSHIRLEYSHIRLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT168110-34.5%
MCGEHEE HIGH SCHOOLMCGEHEEMCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT497326-34.4%
PRESCOTT HIGH SCHOOLPRESCOTTPRESCOTT SCHOOL DISTRICT451296-34.4%
INDIAN HILLS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLNORTH LITTLE ROCKNORTH LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT606398-34.3%
SYLVAN HILLS MIDDLE SCHOOLSHERWOODPULASKI COUNTY SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT1,174772-34.2%
LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOLLAMARLAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT446294-34.1%
LINDA CHILDERS KNAPP ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSPRINGDALESPRINGDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT915607-33.7%
COLEMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLPINE BLUFFWATSON CHAPEL SCHOOL DISTRICT641426-33.5%
TRUMANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTRUMANNTRUMANN SCHOOL DISTRICT713477-33.1%
50 of 50 rows · Brick-and-mortar only. Virtual, online, and cyber schools excluded. Schools must have had ≥100 students in 2017-18 and be open in both school years.↓ Download schools-in-decline-by-state-ar.csv

How this list was built

Every Arkansas public school that reported total enrollment in both the NCES SY 2017-18 and SY 2024-25 vintages was scored on percent change in enrollment. Schools needed at least 100 students in 2017-18 to qualify, and must have been open in both school years. Schools that closed entirely are tracked in the separate school closures report. Virtual academies, cyber charters, and online schools are excluded so the list reflects neighborhood schools that families have moved away from rather than program-design changes.

Enrollment loss is not a verdict on a school. Schools shrink because catchment populations shrink, because new schools open nearby, because a magnet program elsewhere pulls transfers, because districts redraw boundaries, or because the building physically aged out. Use this list as a starting point for understanding which Arkansas schools are operating with substantially fewer students than they were seven years ago.

Source data

NCES Common Core of Data, EDGE_ADMINDATA_PUBLICSCH MapServer, vintages 2017-18 and 2024-25. Refreshed yearly when NCES publishes a new admin-data release. School names, slugs, and current district affiliation come from the 2024-25 snapshot.

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allk12 (2026). "Arkansas schools in decline: enrollment loss 2017–2024." Retrieved from https://allk12.com/reports/in-decline/arkansas
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