District directory · Arkansas · 2026–27

School districts in Arkansas by county

Arkansas has 233 regular public school districts across 75 counties, enrolling 460,924 students in 2024–25. Arkansas children must turn 5 by August 1 to start kindergarten, in every district — see the Arkansas kindergarten cutoff.

The largest is Springdale School District in Washington County (22,685 students). Craighead County has the most districts, 8. In 8 of the 75 counties, only one district has its office. Every district is listed by name in the table below.

Arkansas counties and their districts

School districts in Arkansas by county, 2026–27
CountyDistrictsEnrollment (2024–25)School districts
Arkansas County22,737Stuttgart School District, Dewitt School District
Ashley County23,317Hamburg School District, Crossett School District
Baxter County34,984Mountain Home School District, Cotter School District, Norfork School District
Benton County747,050Bentonville School District, Rogers School District, Siloam Springs School District, Pea Ridge School District, Gravette School District, Gentry School District, Decatur School District
Boone County65,818Harrison School District, Bergman School District, Valley Springs School District, Omaha School District, Alpena School District, Lead Hill School District
Bradley County21,865Warren School District, Hermitage School District
Calhoun County1500Hampton School District
Carroll County33,862Berryville School District, Green Forest School District, Eureka Springs School District
Chicot County21,131LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Chicot), Dermott School District
Clark County22,494Arkadelphia School District, Gurdon School District
Clay County32,244Piggott School District, Corning School District, Rector School District
Cleburne County43,434Heber Springs School District, Quitman School District, WEST SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Cleburne), Concord School District
Cleveland County21,291Cleveland County School District, Woodlawn School District
Columbia County23,785Magnolia School District, Emerson Taylor Bradley School District
Conway County33,313South Conway County School District, Nemo Vista School District, Wonderview School District
Craighead County820,736Jonesboro School District, Nettleton School District, Brookland School District, Valley View School District, WESTSIDE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT (Craighead), Riverside School District, Buffalo Island Central School District, Bay School District
Crawford County510,623Van Buren School District, Alma School District, Cedarville School District, Mountainburg School District, Mulberry Pleasant View Bi County School District
Crittenden County38,770West Memphis School District, Marion School District, Earle School District
Cross County12,382Wynne School District
Dallas County1659Fordyce School District
Desha County21,939McGehee School District, Dumas School District
Drew County22,864Monticello School District, Drew Central School District
Faulkner County618,977Conway School District, Greenbrier School District, Vilonia School District, Mayflower School District, Mount Vernon Enola School District, Guy Perkins School District
Franklin County33,141Ozark School District, Charleston School District, County Line School District
Fulton County31,660Salem School District, Mammoth Spring School District, Viola School District
Garland County714,391Lake Hamilton School District, Hot Springs School District, LAKESIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Garland), Fountain Lake School District, Jessieville School District, Cutter Morning Star School District, Mountain Pine School District
Grant County24,765Sheridan School District, Poyen School District
Greene County37,364Greene County Tech School District, Paragould School District, Marmaduke School District
Hempstead County33,212Hope School District, Spring Hill School District, Blevins School District
Hot Spring County55,083Malvern School District, Bismarck School District, Glen Rose School District, Magnet Cove School District, Ouachita School District
Howard County32,728Nashville School District, Dierks School District, Mineral Springs School District
Independence County46,855Batesville School District, SOUTHSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Independence), Cedar Ridge School District, Midland School District
Izard County31,883Melbourne School District, Izard County Consolidated School District, Calico Rock School District
Jackson County22,184Newport School District, Jackson County School District
Jefferson County37,494White Hall School District, Pine Bluff School District, Watson Chapel School District
Johnson County34,343Clarksville School District, Lamar School District, WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Johnson)
Lafayette County1472Lafayette County School District
Lawrence County43,223Lawrence County School District, Hoxie School District, Sloan Hendrix School District, Hillcrest School District
Lee County1698Lee County School District
Lincoln County11,460Star City School District
Little River County21,768Ashdown School District, Foreman School District
Logan County43,328Booneville School District, Paris School District, Magazine School District, Scranton School District
Lonoke County413,478Cabot School District, Lonoke School District, Carlisle School District, England School District
Madison County12,287Huntsville School District
Marion County21,846Yellville Summit School District, Flippin School District
Miller County36,150Texarkana School District, Genoa Central School District, Fouke School District
Mississippi County66,102Blytheville School District, Gosnell School District, Rivercrest School District, Manila School District, Osceola School District, Armorel School District
Monroe County2865Clarendon School District, Brinkley School District
Montgomery County21,005Caddo Hills School District, Mount Ida School District
Nevada County21,327Prescott School District, Nevada School District
Newton County21,233Jasper School District, Deer Mt Judea School District
Ouachita County33,268Camden Fairview School District, HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Ouachita), Bearden School District
Perry County21,565Perryville School District, East End School District
Phillips County31,862Helena West Helena School District, Barton School District, Marvell Elaine School District
Pike County32,093Centerpoint School District, South Pike County School District, Kirby School District
Poinsett County43,713Trumann School District, Harrisburg School District, East Poinsett County School District, Marked Tree School District
Polk County33,293Mena School District, Cossatot River School District, Ouachita River School District
Pope County510,280Russellville School District, Pottsville School District, Dover School District, Atkins School District, Hector School District
Prairie County21,202Des Arc School District, Hazen School District
Pulaski County445,525Little Rock School District, Pulaski County Special School District, North Little Rock School District, Jacksonville North Pulaski School District
Randolph County22,565Pocahontas School District, Maynard School District
Saline County418,619Bryant School District, Benton School District, Bauxite School District, HARMONY GROVE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Saline)
Scott County22,244Waldron School District, Mansfield School District
Searcy County21,302Searcy County School District, Ozark Mountain School District
Sebastian County419,600Fort Smith School District, Greenwood School District, Hackett School District, Lavaca School District
Sevier County23,013De Queen School District, Horatio School District
Sharp County22,738Highland School District, Cave City School District
St. Francis County22,904Forrest City School District, Palestine Wheatley School District
Stone County11,569Mountain View School District
Union County56,933El Dorado School District, Smackover Norphlet School District, Parkers Chapel School District, Junction City School District, Strong Huttig School District
Van Buren County32,057Clinton School District, SOUTH SIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT (Van Buren), Shirley School District
Washington County842,262Springdale School District, Fayetteville School District, Farmington School District, Prairie Grove School District, Elkins School District, Lincoln School District, Greenland School District, West Fork School District
White County812,342Searcy School District, Beebe School District, Riverview School District, Bald Knob School District, White County Central School District, Pangburn School District, Rose Bud School District, Bradford School District
Woodruff County2910McCrory School District, Augusta School District
Yell County43,945Dardanelle School District, Danville School District, Two Rivers School District, Western Yell County School District

Which district am I in?

Each district draws its own attendance boundaries, and a district can cross county lines, so the county your home is in narrows it down but does not settle it. The district office or its website can confirm which school serves your address. Kindergarten registration is also handled by the district, not the state.

Sources

District list, grades, school counts and websites: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) LEA Universe Directory, SY 2025-26 (preliminary, v0a), published July 1, 2026. Regular public districts only (NCES LEA types 1 and 2); charter-only, state-run and regional service agencies are not listed.
Enrollment: NCES CCD LEA Membership, SY 2024-25 (v1a), published December 29, 2025 — the newest year NCES has released.
Counties: NCES EDGE Public LEA Geocodes, SY 2024-25 (district office location) and NCES EDGE Geographic Relationship Files 2025 (grf25_lea_county) (counties each district boundary covers).
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