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Arkansas Private Schools Belonging to Membership Associations

For the 2026-27 school year, there are 126 private schools belonging to membership associations in Arkansas.
The most popular school membership associations are Other school association(s) (28% of schools), Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) (20% of schools) and National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA) (16% of schools).

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 126

Quick Facts (26-27)

  • # Private Schools: 126

Top Ranked Arkansas Private Schools by Membership Association (2026-27)

Membership Association
# Schools
# Students
% Minority
Accelerated Christian Education (School of Tomorrow) (ACE)
7
180
30%
Alternative School Network
1
1,333
20%
American Association of Christian Schools (AACS)
13
1,477
26%
American Montessori Society (AMS)
5
442
29%
Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
25
7,644
24%
Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS)
4
149
21%
Association of Classical Christian Schools (ACCS)
2
269
27%
Christian Schools International (CSI)
2
656
4%
Cognia (formerly AdvancED / SACS CASI / NCA CASI) (Cognia)
6
1,107
19%
Friends Council on Education (FCE)
1
32
77%
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (Education) (GCSDAC)
8
321
44%
Independent Schools Association of the Central States (ISACS)
3
684
8%
Institute for Independent Education (PVSR legacy category)
2
1,431
19%
International Montessori Council (IMC)
1
76
40%
Jesuit Schools Network (formerly JSEA) (JSN)
1
327
26%
National Association for Bilingual Education (NABE)
1
93
48%
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
4
383
15%
National Association of Episcopal Schools (NAES)
3
990
17%
National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS)
6
1,630
10%
National Catholic Educational Association (NCEA)
20
4,656
28%
National Christian School Association (NCSA)
6
1,373
5%
National Independent Private School Association (NIPSA)
3
1,650
20%
National Lutheran Schools Accreditation (NLSA)
1
216
27%
Oral Roberts University Educational Fellowship (ORUEF)
1
70
100%
Other Montessori association(s)
4
192
40%
Other religious school association(s)
10
2,947
12%
Other school association(s)
35
8,364
15%
Other special emphasis association(s)
3
631
14%
Solomon Schechter Day Schools (SSDS)
2
210
17%
Southern Baptist Association of Christian Schools (SBACS)
3
572
9%
State or regional independent school association
10
5,435
17%
Texas Alliance of Accredited Private Schools (TAAPS)
1
144
5%
The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS)
1
139
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