Private schools in Paragould, AR
3 schools in Paragould itself. 3 of them are on the state’s EFA list. EFA pays $7,208 per student for 2026-27.
Order: schools on the official EFA list first, then nearest. No school pays for its place. Map
Private schools in Paragould (3)
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✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-637 students9.2 students per teacherRoman CatholicCo-ed
✓ Education Freedom AccountGrades PreK-12316 students14.5 students per teacherChurch of ChristCo-ed92% to 4-year college
Arrows Academy
7 mi✓ Education Freedom Account
Paragould private schools at a glance
- Closest to downtown
- St. Mary's Catholic School & Preschool, 1.4 mi
- Students
- about 353 in all; the typical school has 316
- Smallest and largest
- St. Mary's Catholic School & Preschool, 37 students; Crowley's Ridge Academy, 316 students
- Students per teacher
- 14.5 typical, 9.2 to 14.5 across 2 schools
- Association members
- 1, the National Catholic Educational Association
Where these facts come from
- Grades, size, affiliation, co-ed, membership, college-going: NCES Private School Universe Survey 2023-24, downloaded September 20, 2026.
- Program list: Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts schools, list read October 26, 2026, checked November 4, 2026.
- Award and rules: Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts, official page, read October 2, 2026.
What Arkansas pays
- Program
- Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts, education savings account
- Award
- $7,208 per student for 2026-27
- Also
- $8,011 for students who previously held a Succeed Scholarship, paid in four quarterly payments of $2,002.75.
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