Total enrollment
10,212
-503 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
17 schools in Conway
Arkansas · Public K-12
Conway, Arkansas hosts 17 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 10,212 students, broken out as 10 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
7-year change in Conway
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
16
-1 (-6%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
46%
was 57%
% Hispanic
15%
was 10%
% Black
30%
was 28%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| BOB COURTWAY MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 05-07 | 498 |
| CARL STUART MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 05-07 | 752 |
| CAROLYN LEWIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 514 |
| CONWAY AREA CAREER CENTER | High | 09-12 | 0 |
| CONWAY HIGH SCHOOL | High | 10-12 | 2,350 |
| CONWAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | High | 08-09 | 1,568 |
| ELLEN SMITH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 461 |
| IDA BURNS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 384 |
| JIM STONE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 357 |
| JULIA LEE MOORE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 328 |
| MARGUERITE VANN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 359 |
| PRESTON & FLORENCE MATTISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 417 |
| RAY PHYLLIS SIMON MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 05-07 | 459 |
| RUTH DOYLE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 05-07 | 547 |
| SALLIE CONE PRESCHOOL | Elementary | PK-PK | 277 |
| THEODORE JONES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 491 |
| WOODROW CUMMINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-04 | 450 |
About Conway
Conway is a moderately sized Arkansas city in terms of public-school footprint, with 17 schools and 10,212 students total.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 10 elementary, 4 middle, and 3 high.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 601, meaningfully above the state mean of about 456.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment decreased 5%: 10,715 students in SY 2017-18 versus 10,212 in SY 2024-25. Conway now counts 16 public schools, down from 17 in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment decreased from 57% to 46%.
On allk12, the community for Conway discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.