The Academy at Riverdale, Little Rock AR: K-12, 74 Students

Tuition: Not published
Grades: K-12
Students (K-12): 74
Students per teacher: 10.6
Affiliation: Nonsectarian
From Little Rock center: 4.1 miles

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Can you use EFA here?

Not on the EFA list we read

About the list: How the EFA list works
Applying: The 2026-27 application and renewal period ran March 9 to June 1, 2026, through the state’s FACTS application portal. Applications filed after June 29, 2026 may be reviewed later only if funding allows. The Arkansas Department of Education says the 2027-28 application will open in March 2027; exact dates are not posted yet.

Source: EFA official source, read October 26, 2026.

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School facts

Teachers: 7
Student body: Coeducational
Program: Special education
Boys and girls: 64% boys, 36% girls
Go on to a 4-year college: 0%
Setting: City

School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

2019-20 to 2023-24: 25 to 74, up 49 (196%)

Students by grade, 2023-24

Largest grade: 3 grades (10 each)
Smallest grade: 4 grades (3 each)
Across the grades: Classes thin out toward the upper grades
Average a grade, high school included: About 6

The school year

Days in the school year: 178
Length of the school day: 7 hours
Hours of school a year: about 1,250
Kindergarten: Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24: In person
Library or media center: No
Year, against Arkansas: Same as the median of the 114 private schools we list
School day, against Arkansas: About the median of 7 hours (114 schools we list)

How it compares

Students per teacher

Students vs county median

Students per teacher: 10.6 here; median 7.5 at 59 AR combined schools
Size in Pulaski County: Larger than 6 of 25 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
Earlier counts: NCES Private School Survey 2019-20 and 2021-22, read October 14, 2026.
Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.

The Academy at Riverdale tuition, and what EFA pays

Published tuition: No verified figure yet

AR

Arkansas Education Freedom Accounts Education savings account

Award: $7,208 per student for 2026-27
How it varies: $8,011 for students who previously held a Succeed Scholarship, paid in four quarterly payments of $2,002.75.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply

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Other private schools nearby

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher	Affiliation	Miles
The Childrens House Montessori School ✓	PreK-1	2	2.2	Nonsectarian	1
The Episcopal Collegiate School ✓	PreK-12	800	7.6	Episcopal	1
Mt St. Mary Academy ✓	9-12	477	14.4	Roman Catholic, all-girls	1
North Little Rock Catholic Academy ✓	PreK-8	147	16.3	Roman Catholic	2
Our Lady of the Holy Souls ✓	PreK-8	448	13.2	Roman Catholic	2
Catholic High School for Boys ✓	9-12	705	16.5	Roman Catholic, all-boys	2
Shiloh Excel Christian School ✓	K-8	10	10	Seventh-Day Adventist	3
The Anthony School ✓	PreK-8	287	7.8	Nonsectarian	3

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The Academy at Riverdale

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