Total enrollment
19,575
+1,605 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
24 schools in BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Arkansas · 19,575 students · 3 cities
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT's 24 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 19,575 students (13 elementary, 9 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
24
+1 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #3 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 19,575 | #3 of 208 | #413 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 24 | #5 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #164 of 190 | #4,912 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 18.7% | #206 of 208 | #7,503 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.4% | #50 of 118 | #2,795 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 24 scored schools run from BRIGHT FIELD MIDDLE SCHOOL at 76.3% proficient to OSAGE CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 46.3%, a gap of 30.0 points. That is the 16th widest gap among 69 Arkansas districts with four or more scored schools.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is a moderately sized public-school district in Arkansas. The district maintains 24 schools and serves approximately 19,575 students.
In terms of grade levels, BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 13 elementary, 9 middle, and 2 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 816 in this district, meaningfully above the Arkansas typical of 456.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 19,575 students, grew 9% from the 17,970 reported in SY 2020-21. Over that span, BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT gained 1 school, going from 23 to 24.
On this page, the community for BENTONVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.