Best public high schools in Arkansas

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Emerson-Taylor School District, AR
- Enrollment: 146 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#30. Emerson High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: DeQueen School District, AR
- Enrollment: 457 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#29. Dequeen High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Academics Plus Charter School, AR
- Enrollment: 641 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#28. Maumelle Charter High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Greenbrier School District, AR
- Enrollment: 790 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#27. Greenbrier High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Springdale School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,368 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#26. Springdale School of Innovations
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: Bryant School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,063 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#25. Bryant High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Rogers School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,157 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#24. Rogers High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Russellville School District, AR
- Enrollment: 1,168 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#23. Russellville High School
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Emerson-Taylor School District, AR
- Enrollment: 137 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#22. Bradley High School
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Cabot School District, AR
- Enrollment: 856 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#21. Cabot Freshman Academy
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Benton County School of Arts, AR
- Enrollment: 618 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A-
#20. Arkansas Arts Academy High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Emerson-Taylor School District, AR
- Enrollment: 211 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#19. Taylor High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Springdale School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,280 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#18. Har-Ber High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: LISA Academy Public Charter School District, AR
- Enrollment: 282 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#17. LISA Academy North Middle-High School - High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Lakeside School District (Hot Springs), AR
- Enrollment: 1,054 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#16. Lakeside High School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Benton School District, AR
- Enrollment: 1,244 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#15. Benton High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Founders Classical Academies of Arkansas, AR
- Enrollment: 744 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#14. Founders Classical Academy of Rogers
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Greenwood School District, AR
- Enrollment: 874 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#13. Greenwood High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Little Rock School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,506 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#12. Central High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Fayetteville School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,538 (13:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#11. Fayetteville High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Fort Smith School District, AR
- Enrollment: 1,794 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#10. Southside High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Conway School District, AR
- Enrollment: 2,133 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#9. Conway High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Haas Hall Academy, AR
- Enrollment: 407 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#8. Haas Hall Academy Bentonville
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Bentonville Public Schools, AR
- Enrollment: 3,159 (12:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#7. Bentonville High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Bentonville Public Schools, AR
- Enrollment: 2,279 (11:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#6. Bentonville West High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Rogers School District, AR
- Enrollment: 677 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#5. Rogers New Technology High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Haas Hall Academy, AR
- Enrollment: 235 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Haas Hall Academy at the Lane (Rogers)
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Haas Hall Academy, AR
- Enrollment: 439 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. Haas Hall Academy
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Haas Hall Academy, AR
- Enrollment: 152 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Haas Hall Academy Jones Center (Springdale)
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Hot Springs, AR
- Enrollment: 255 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts
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