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Arkansas's White-Black Graduation Gap Narrowed to 5.5 Points. Black Students Drove Most of the Closing.
In 2016, white students in Arkansas graduated at 89.2 percent. Black students graduated at 81.5 percent. The gap was 7.7 percentage points.
95 Districts at Record Lows, 22 at Highs: Arkansas Splits in Two
Bentonville added 370 students this year. It is one of 22 Arkansas districts at all-time enrollment highs. Ninety-five districts, meanwhile, just recorded their lowest headcounts in at least two decad...
Three Out of Four Arkansas Districts Still Below Pre-COVID Enrollment
Arkansas public schools enrolled 479,432 students in 2019-20, the most in the state's modern history. Six years later, 14,011 of those students are gone, and the recovery that briefly appeared possibl...
Nine Delta Districts Lost 55% of Their Students
In 2005, nine school districts in the Arkansas Delta collectively enrolled 24,887 students. By 2025-26, that number had fallen to 11,118. The loss of 13,769 students, 55.3% of the total, spans two dec...