Rogers
Bentonville Passes Little Rock as Arkansas's No. 2 District
In 2004-05, Little Rock enrolled 24,424 students. Bentonville enrolled 9,210. The capital city's school district was nearly three times the size of the small northwest Arkansas district anchored by Wa...
One in Seven Springdale Students Is Pacific Islander
In 2010, Springdale enrolled 1,306 Pacific Islander students, 7.2% of its student body. By 2025-26, that number had grown to 2,922, or 13.9%. One in seven students in Arkansas's largest district trace...
One in 40 Arkansas Students Now Attends School Online
Arkansas Connections Academy added 1,205 students this year. No other district in Arkansas came close. The next-largest gain belonged to Bentonville, at 369.
NWA Now Educates 1 in 7 Arkansas Students
In 2005, the four anchor districts of Northwest Arkansas enrolled 44,667 students, about one in every 10 in the state. By 2025-26, Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale, and Fayetteville together enrolled 6...
Arkansas Schools Are 57% White and Falling
In 2005, seven out of every 10 students in Arkansas public schools were white. This year, barely more than half are. The white share of Arkansas enrollment has fallen in every available year of state ...
After 21 Years of Growth, Hispanic Enrollment Falls for the First Time
For 20 consecutive years, one line on Arkansas's enrollment chart only moved in one direction. Hispanic student enrollment grew every single year from 2005 through 2025 (with 2014 missing from the dat...