Cross County High School is a public high school located 2 miles (3.2 km) from Cherry Valley, Arkansas and operated by the Cross County School District. The school educates 7–12th grade students from Cherry Valley, Hickory Ridge and Vanndale, Arkansas. Cross County High School is part of the New Tech Network (NTN) schools which use Project Based Learning. The Cross County Thunderbirds won the 1984 Arkansas State Championship in AA football.