Total enrollment
10,291
+58 (+1%) vs SY 2020-21
17 schools in FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Arkansas · 10,291 students · 1 city
Whether you are tracking a high school, middle school, or elementary school, FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT's 17 public K-12 schools collectively enroll about 10,291 students (9 elementary, 5 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
17
+1 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.4% | #15 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 10,291 | #8 of 208 | #889 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 17 | #8 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #162 of 190 | #4,837 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.1% | #191 of 208 | #5,382 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #30 of 118 | #1,861 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 FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 16 scored schools run from ROOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 75.0% proficient to AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL at 5.6%, a gap of 69.5 points. That is the 2nd 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.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FAYETTEVILLE HIGH SCHOOL | Fayetteville | High | 09-12 | 2,588 |
| WOODLAND JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Middle | 07-08 | 765 |
| RAMAY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Middle | 07-08 | 761 |
| MCNAIR MIDDLE SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Middle | 05-06 | 670 |
| OWL CREEK SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-04 | 619 |
| HOLCOMB ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-04 | 603 |
| BUTTERFIELD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-04 | 567 |
| VANDERGRIFF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | KG-04 | 558 |
| HAPPY HOLLOW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-04 | 521 |
| JOHN L COLBERT MIDDLE SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Middle | 05-06 | 466 |
| HOLT MIDDLE SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Middle | 05-06 | 463 |
| ROOT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | KG-04 | 445 |
| ASBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-04 | 319 |
| WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | KG-04 | 293 |
| AGEE LIERLY LIFE PREPARATION SERVICES SCHOOL | Fayetteville | High | 09-12 | 250 |
| LEVERETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Fayetteville | Elementary | PK-04 | 238 |
| FAYETTEVILLE VIRTUAL ACADEMY A DIST CONVERSION CHARTER SCH | Fayetteville | Combined | 02-12 | 165 |
About FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT
Across 17 schools, FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT serves about 10,291 students in Arkansas. By footprint it is an average-sized district.
For a sense of the school types, FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT consists of 9 elementary, 5 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is about 605, meaningfully above the Arkansas average of roughly 456.
Looking at the last 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 10,291 students, remained close to its prior level from the 10,233 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 16 to 17 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for FAYETTEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.