Can I use Johnson County's school score to choose a house?

No. Use the Johnson County school score as a first-pass county screen, then verify the exact district, attendance boundary, transfer rules, and grade pathway for any address you are considering.

Does SchoolsByCounty confirm school attendance boundaries in Johnson County?

No. SchoolsByCounty publishes NCES and Census-backed public-school records. Attendance zones, magnet eligibility, charter lotteries, transportation, and transfer rules must be confirmed with local districts.

How should parents compare public schools in Johnson County?

Start with the 13 listed public schools and 3 district entries, then compare similar grade bands and confirm the address-level rules locally.

Johnson County Schools & Education

Name: Johnson County, Arkansas Education Data
Creator: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Johnson County, Arkansas

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

School Score

49/100

Percentile-style score

Score Band

Midrange Signal

Graduation Rate

93.5%

National avg 87.5%

Education Statistics

Graduation Rate

93.5%

National avg 87.5%

State avg 90.3%

Per-Pupil Spending

$6,242

National avg $13,239

State avg $6,160

School Score

49/100

Percentile-style score

State avg 38/100

State Score Position

#21

of 75 counties by score

Education Data Brief: Johnson County

Measured School Summary

Johnson County performs at an average level with a school score of 49/100 and a solid graduation rate of 93.5%.

Funding Context

At $6,242 per pupil, Johnson County operates with limited funding, which may constrain staffing, materials, and extracurricular offerings.

Neighbor Context

Its school score is 30% above the Arkansas average, and its graduation rate exceeds the state average by 3.2 percentage points, while per-pupil spending is 1% higher than the state norm.

School Data Brief

How to read Johnson County before comparing districts

County-level education data is best used as a screening layer. It summarizes the local school environment, then points you toward the district and school records that matter for local review.

Local context that changes the interpretation

13 public schools and 3 districts are represented below. Use those school and district records to confirm whether the county-level context fits the neighborhoods you are actually considering.

Overall screen

49/100

Mixed county signal. Ranks #21 of 75 Arkansas counties with school score data.

Completion

93.5%

3.2 pts above the state average

Funding context

$6,242

$82 above the state average

School coverage

3 districts represented in the county school list.

Start with measured county context

This county needs a closer look at district mix, school level, and local context. Compare the score, graduation rate, and spending together rather than treating any single metric as final.

Check the local school mix

Johnson County has 13 public schools across 3 districts, so school-level fit can vary inside the county.

Verify local rules

Use this page as county-level context, then confirm attendance zones, transportation, special programs, and current school boundaries with local districts.

View Public Schools Compare Counties

Parent decision brief

What Johnson County school data means before you move

County averages are useful for screening, but parents choose addresses, grade pathways, and district rules. This brief turns the public data into the checks that matter before you sign a lease or mortgage.

Mixed school landscape

Johnson County has enough school-level records to compare the local mix, but no single county metric should be treated as the answer. Use district shape, grade span, and data coverage together.

State position

#21

of 75 Arkansas counties with school score data. The county score is 11 points above the state average.

Data confidence

Usable

3 of 5 county signals are present, and 100% of listed schools report enrollment. Compare schools, then verify missing fields locally.

K-12 continuity check

These are the largest visible district slices in the county data. They show whether elementary, middle, and high school records appear together or whether a family needs to investigate transition points.

CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

2,525 students

Elementary 3Middle 1High 1Other 1

6 listed schools in this county slice.

LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary to high school visible

1,284 students

Elementary 1Middle 1High 1Other 0

3 listed schools in this county slice.

WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary and high visible

629 students

Elementary 1Middle 0High 1Other 0

2 listed schools in this county slice.

District reality check

CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT is the largest listed district slice, with 6 schools. County pages do not prove address assignment, so verify boundaries with local district tools.

What the data cannot tell you

NCES records do not confirm current attendance zones, private-school options, transfer approvals, program capacity, transportation, or whether a listed school is available to a specific address.

Questions to ask before choosing an address

Which district actually serves the addresses we are considering in Johnson County?

Do the neighborhoods we like fall inside the same district, or are we comparing different Johnson County district systems?

What changes at the elementary-to-middle and middle-to-high transitions in the district pathway we would likely use?

If we need a program not visible in the NCES flags, which district office can confirm current offerings?

Are the largest listed schools the ones our address can actually attend, or are they only county-level context?

Data Story

Johnson County Graduation Rate Surpasses State and National Benchmarks

Education data brief for Johnson County, Arkansas.

By Evan Brooks, Data EditorPublished Jul 7, 2026Reviewed by Evan Brooks, Data Editor

Lead metric:Graduation rate

Johnson County reported a graduation rate of 93.5%, exceeding the Arkansas state average of 90.3% and the national average of 87.0%. The county's composite school score is 49.3, nearly reaching the national median of 50.0 and significantly higher than the state average of 38.1. Public education is managed by three districts overseeing 13 schools, with a mix of rural and town locales. The Clarksville School District is the largest, enrolling 2,525 students, more than half of the county's total public school population of 4,612. Per-pupil expenditure is $6,242, which is slightly above the state average of $6,160 but approximately $6,758 less than the national average. Average school size in the county is 355 students, and there are no charter schools present. These statistics provide a snapshot of current educational outcomes and funding levels. Refer to the NCES Common Core of Data for longitudinal trends in county enrollment.

Sources

NCES Common Core of Data
U.S. Census Bureau ACS

School Overview

Total Schools

in Johnson County

Reported Enrollment

4,612

13 schools reporting

School Districts

districts

Charter Schools

0% of total

School Level Breakdown

Elementary6

Middle2

High4

Other1

3 School Districts in Johnson County

CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT

6 schools

2,525 students

LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT

3 schools

1,284 students

WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT

2 schools

629 students

13 Public Schools in Johnson County

Sorted by reported enrollment. Every NCES public school remains listed here; no school-level profile pages are included in the current generated coverage for this county.

NCES 2022-23 public school data and FY 2022 school-finance data

Search schools

Level

Sort

Showing 13 of 13 matching schools

Public schools in Johnson County, including district, location, profile availability, grades, type, and enrollment.
School Name	Profile	District	Location	Grades	Type / Flags	Reported Enrollment
LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT	LAMAR, 72846Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	621
CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	CLARKSVILLE, 72830Town: Remote	10–12	High	561
CLARKSVILLE JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Record	CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	CLARKSVILLE, 72830Town: Remote	8–9	Other	436
CLARKSVILLE PRIMARY SCHOOL	Record	CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	CLARKSVILLE, 72830Town: Remote	KG–1	Primary	398
KRAUS MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	CLARKSVILLE, 72830Town: Remote	6–7	Middle	398
CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	CLARKSVILLE, 72830Town: Remote	2–3	Primary	374
CLARKSVILLE INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL	Record	CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT	CLARKSVILLE, 72830Town: Remote	4–5	Primary	358
LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL	Record	LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT	LAMAR, 72846Rural: Distant	9–12	High	358
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL	Record	WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT	COAL HILL, 72832Rural: Distant	6–12	High	331
LAMAR MIDDLE SCHOOL	Record	LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT	LAMAR, 72846Rural: Distant	6–8	Middle	305
WESTSIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	WESTSIDE SCHOOL DISTRICT	HARTMAN, 72840Rural: Distant	PK–5	Primary	298
OARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL	Record	JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT	OARK, 72852Rural: Remote	PK–6	Primary	106
OARK HIGH SCHOOL	Record	JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT	OARK, 72852Rural: Remote	7–12	High	68

LAMAR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

LAMAR SCHOOL DISTRICT

LAMAR, 72846 / Rural: Distant

RecordPK–5Primary621 students

CLARKSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL

CLARKSVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT