Total enrollment
3,788
+1,895 (+100%) vs SY 2017-18
4 schools in Mabelvale
Arkansas · Public K-12
Mabelvale runs 4 public K-12 schools inside Arkansas, with combined enrollment near 3,788 (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
7-year change in Mabelvale
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
+1 (+33%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
6%
was 4%
% Hispanic
37%
was 29%
% Black
56%
was 66%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHICOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | PK-05 | 897 |
| LITTLE ROCK SOUTHWEST HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 2,045 |
| MABELVALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-05 | 369 |
| MABELVALE MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 477 |
About Mabelvale
Across Mabelvale, Arkansas, 4 public schools hosts about 3,788 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city covers 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Average school size in Mabelvale is around 947 students, 108% meaningfully above the Arkansas average of about 456.
Over the past 7-year window. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 100%: 1,893 students in SY 2017-18 versus 3,788 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 3 to 4 across the same 7-year window. Demographically, the Black share of enrollment contracted from 66% to 56%.
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