BENTONVILLE, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Bentonville High School Principal Jack Loyd died the night of March 20 of an undisclosed illness. Loyd’s death was confirmed by the Bentonville School District ...

He is now tasked with leading a school with the highest enrollment of any high school in the state. Bentonville High School enrolled 3,420 students as of May 1, according to district data.

Jack Loyd served as the principal of the school from 2015 until his death March 20. He graduated from Bentonville High School in 1982 and worked in the district for 34 consecutive years.

Bentonville High School was the largest in the state with about 4,200 students when he began, prior to the 2016 opening of Bentonville West High School; Bentonville High’s enrollment was 3,446 ...