Public schools in Little Rock, AR

Little Rock has 69 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 14 high, 10 middle, 39 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 31,555 students. They are run by 17 districts and agencies; Little Rock School District runs 32 of them.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method

The 17 districts and agencies that run Little Rock's public schools

Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.

DistrictSchools in Little RockDistrict students, fall 2022Spending per student, FY23
Little Rock School District3221,456$15,959
Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.1012,244$13,934
Estem High Charter42,890$11,992
LISA Academy43,769$11,869
Arkansas Virtual Academy23,733$8,980
Sheridan School District24,325$10,080
Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of Little Rock2307$14,381
Friendship Aspire Academy2913$16,817
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas21,551$10,122
Ark. School for the Blind273not reported
Exalt Academy1638$14,605
Bryant School District19,766$10,006

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.

14 high schools in Little Rock, 7,772 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Central High School2,37114.745.6%Little Rock
Parkview Magnet High School1,07213.748.2%Little Rock
Joe T. Robinson High School1,03012.123.0%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Estem Public Charter High School6769.844.5%Estem High Charter
Wilbur D. Mills High School61211.949.0%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Siatech High Charter55753.199.1%Graduate Arkansas School
Little Rock West High School of Innovation49512.154.5%Little Rock
Lisa Academy High39412.564.0%LISA Academy
Premier High School Online29222.221.6%Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of Little Rock
Ark Consolidated High School1066.997.2%Arkansas Youth Services School System
The other 4 high schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Premier High School of Little Rock785.641.0%Responsive Ed Solutions Premier High School of Little Rock
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock563.425.0%Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas
Ark. School for the Blind High School322.837.5%Ark. School for the Blind
The Excel Center10.1not reportedThe Excel Center

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

10 middle schools in Little Rock, 5,499 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Arkansas Virtual Academy Jr1,31530.246.1%Arkansas Virtual Academy
Pinnacle View Middle School80714.240.6%Little Rock
Joe T. Robinson Middle School60712.437.2%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Pulaski Heights Middle School58514.348.4%Little Rock
Mann Magnet Middle School55713.799.5%Little Rock
Lisa Academy43017.254.2%LISA Academy
Fuller Middle School4209.956.2%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Estem Middle School40113.451.4%Estem High Charter
Dunbar Magnet Middle School3159.899.0%Little Rock
Friendship Aspire Academy Little Rock Middle School627.972.6%Friendship Aspire Academy

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

39 elementary schools in Little Rock, 16,917 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Arkansas Virtual Academy1,38743.654.3%Arkansas Virtual Academy
Don Roberts Elementary School1,03519.320.6%Little Rock
J.a. Fair K8 Preparatory School77914.799.6%Little Rock
Forest Heights STEM Academy77716.438.6%Little Rock
Exalt Academy of Southwest Little Rock75412.384.4%Exalt Academy
Estem Elementary School67215.362.1%Estem High Charter
Estem East Village Elementary Public Charter School60914.563.2%Estem High Charter
Lisa Academy Chenal57519.261.6%LISA Academy
Parkway Elementary School56816.544.4%Bryant
Wakefield Elementary School49317.099.4%Little Rock
The other 29 elementary schools
SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Fulbright Elementary School48517.643.5%Little Rock
Stephens Elementary47417.699.4%Little Rock
Chenal Elementary School44815.921.0%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
East End Elementary School44215.636.9%Sheridan
East End Intermediate School41616.133.2%Sheridan
M.L. King Elementary School41414.999.3%Little Rock
Bates Elementary School40913.367.5%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Baker Interdistrict Elementary School40715.120.9%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Watson Elementary School38317.499.2%Little Rock
Forest Park Elementary School37918.124.5%Little Rock
Otter Creek Elementary School37215.999.2%Little Rock
Jefferson Elementary School35916.424.8%Little Rock
Williams Magnet Elementary School34016.254.7%Little Rock
Bale Elementary School33015.099.1%Little Rock
Terry Elementary School32815.699.1%Little Rock
Washington Elementary School31516.699.0%Little Rock
Brady Elementary School30914.799.0%Little Rock
Ivy Hill Academy of Scholarship30614.0100.0%Scholarmade Achievement Place
Landmark Elementary School30116.759.1%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Joe T. Robinson Elementary School29512.635.6%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Gibbs Magnet Elementary School29114.637.5%Little Rock
Pulaski Heights Elementary School26617.834.2%Little Rock
Mcdermott Elementary School25414.198.8%Little Rock
Carver Steam Magnet Elementary School23213.598.7%Little Rock
Lawson Elementary School22012.848.2%Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.
Western Hills Elementary School20212.698.5%Little Rock
Friendship Academy Little Rock Elementary20015.268.5%Friendship Aspire Academy
Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas West Little Rock Elementary618.041.0%Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas
Ark. School for the Blind Elementary302.856.7%Ark. School for the Blind

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

6 other schools in Little Rock, 1,367 students

SchoolStudents 2024‑25Per teacherFree lunchDistrict
Rockefeller Early Childhood Center31721.299.1%Little Rock
Geyer Springs Early Childhood Center27319.598.9%Little Rock
Romine Early Childhood Center24218.698.8%Little Rock
Lisa Academy Arkansas Hybrid School23615.539.0%LISA Academy
Fair Park Early Childhood Ctr19519.533.8%Little Rock
School for the Deaf Schools1043.448.1%Ark. School for the Deaf

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.

How Little Rock's public schools compare with Arkansas's

The median Little Rock school has 14.9 students per full-time teacher, more than the Arkansas median of 14.2. 67% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 72% across the state. Its median school enrolls 383 students (state 402).

Little Rock against Arkansas, schools open in 2024-25 with students
Little RockArkansas
Median students per teacher14.914.2
Median school size (students)383402
Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22)67%72%
Schools where every student eats free (CEP)2.9%17%
Charter schools29%9.1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 69 Little Rock schools and the 1,041 Arkansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.

What to look at next in Little Rock

  1. Little Rock School DistrictRuns 32 of Little Rock's 69 public schools and spent $15,959 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$15,959
  2. Central High School, the largest high school in Little Rock2,371 students in 2024-25, 14.7 per teacher.2,371
  3. Compare Little Rock School District with Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist.Little Rock's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
  4. The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
  5. Find the school district for a Little Rock addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).

Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.

Other cities in Arkansas

  1. Springdale30 schools
  2. Fort Smith27 schools
  3. Rogers27 schools
  4. Bentonville25 schools
  5. Jonesboro24 schools
  6. North Little Rock21 schools
  7. Conway17 schools
  8. Fayetteville17 schools

Questions about schools in Little Rock

  1. How many public schools are in Little Rock, AR?
    69 public schools with an address in Little Rock were open in 2024-25: 14 high, 10 middle, 39 elementary, 6 other, enrolling 31,555 students. 20 are charter schools.
  2. What is the largest high school in Little Rock?
    Central High School, with 2,371 students in 2024-25 (Little Rock School District).
  3. Which districts run Little Rock's schools?
    Little Rock School District (32 schools), Pulaski Co. Spec. School Dist. (10 schools), Estem High Charter (4 schools), LISA Academy (4 schools), and 13 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.

These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.

Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .