Public schools in Searcy, AR
Searcy has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,492 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Searcy School District runs 6 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Searcy's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Searcy | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy School District | 6 | 4,003 | $10,718 |
| Riverview School District | 2 | 1,144 | $12,484 |
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.
2 high schools in Searcy, 1,560 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy High School | 1,220 | 10.5 | 28.4% | Searcy |
| Riverview High School | 340 | 4.4 | 53.2% | Riverview |
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.
3 middle schools in Searcy, 1,668 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Middle School | 913 | 18.4 | 39.9% | Searcy |
| Ahlf Junior High School | 576 | 16.2 | 37.0% | Searcy |
| Riverview Junior High School | 179 | 11.0 | 63.7% | Riverview |
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.
3 elementary schools in Searcy, 1,264 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcrae Elementary School | 445 | 18.7 | 47.6% | Searcy |
| Sidney Deener Elementary School | 421 | 20.4 | 58.9% | Searcy |
| Westside Elementary School | 398 | 19.3 | 34.7% | Searcy |
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 Searcy's public schools compare with Arkansas's
The median Searcy school has 17.3 students per full-time teacher, more than the Arkansas median of 14.2. 50% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 72% across the state. Its median school enrolls 433 students (state 402).
| Searcy | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 17.3 | 14.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 433 | 402 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 50% | 72% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 17% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Searcy 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 Searcy
- Searcy School DistrictRuns 6 of Searcy's 8 public schools and spent $10,718 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$10,718
- Searcy High School, the largest high school in Searcy1,220 students in 2024-25, 10.5 per teacher.1,220
- Compare Searcy School District with Riverview School DistrictSearcy's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Searcy 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
- Little Rock69 schools
- Springdale30 schools
- Fort Smith27 schools
- Rogers27 schools
- Bentonville25 schools
- Jonesboro24 schools
- North Little Rock21 schools
- Conway17 schools
Questions about schools in Searcy
How many public schools are in Searcy, AR?
8 public schools with an address in Searcy were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 3 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 4,492 students.What is the largest high school in Searcy?
Searcy High School, with 1,220 students in 2024-25 (Searcy School District).Which districts run Searcy's schools?
Searcy School District (6 schools), Riverview School District (2 schools). 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