Total enrollment
3,910
+440 (+13%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT
Arkansas · 3,910 students · 1 city
NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT in Arkansas runs 8 public K-12 schools today, teaching roughly 3,910 students (an average of 489 per school).
4-year change in NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+1 (+14%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Arkansas | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #123 of 138 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,910 | #26 of 208 | #2,490 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #18 of 208 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #126 of 190 | #3,262 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.0% | #75 of 208 | #1,470 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.8% | #20 of 118 | #1,428 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 NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT
State test results across the district's 5 scored schools run from NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE at 26.1% proficient to NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOL at 15.8%, a gap of 10.2 points. That is the 54th 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NETTLETON HIGH SCHOOL | Jonesboro | High | 09-12 | 1,054 |
| NETTLETON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL | Jonesboro | Middle | 07-08 | 566 |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SCHOOL OF MEDICAL ARTS | Jonesboro | Elementary | 03-06 | 491 |
| UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Jonesboro | Elementary | PK-02 | 446 |
| FOX MEADOW SCHOOL OF CREATIVE MEDIA | Jonesboro | Elementary | 03-06 | 440 |
| FOX MEADOW ELEMENTARY | Jonesboro | Elementary | PK-02 | 394 |
| NETTLETON STEAM INTERMEDIATE | Jonesboro | Elementary | 03-06 | 313 |
| NETTLETON STEAM ELEMENTARY | Jonesboro | Elementary | PK-02 | 206 |
About NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT
NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT is a low-population public-school district in Arkansas. The district runs 8 schools and teaches approximately 3,910 students.
On the level-by-level breakdown, NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT spans 6 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment expanded 13%: 3,470 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,910 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT opened 1 school, going from 7 to 8.
In the discussion threads here, the community for NETTLETON SCHOOL DISTRICT discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.