Education

Public School District

  • 90% graduation rate (state - 85%, nation - 81%)
  • Advanced Placement Curriculum
  • Above state and national average ACT scores
  • Top 1,000 High Schools, Newsweek (2005-2013)
  • 18 schools (10 elementary, 4 middle, 3 junior, 2 high)
  • Silver Award, U.S. News and World Report (2009-2013)
  • Approved for International Baccalaureate World School (2007)
  • Voted Northwest Arkansas' "Best of the Best High Schools' (2013)
  • Bentonville High School (BHS) named a Blue Ribbon School (2007)
  • BHS athletics ranked Number 1 in the nation, MaxPreps Cup Standings (2014)
  • Ranked Number 2 Best High School in Arkansas by U.S News and World Report (2015)

View the Bentonville Public School District website.

Colleges

Northwest Arkansas Community College - Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) is a comprehensive, public two-year college with its main campus in Bentonville. It is one of the fastest growing in the state of Arkansas and is accredited through the year 2020 by The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association.

University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Founded in 1871 as a land-grant college and state university, the University of Arkansas established its campus on a hilltop overlooking the Ozark Mountains. The university is the state's foremost partner and resource for education and economic development. It serves as the major provider of graduate-level instruction in Arkansas.