 As the district's only high school, it serves sections of Crittenden and St. Francis counties, including most of West Memphis, the municipalities of Anthonyville, Edmondson, Horseshoe Lake, and Hughes, and portions of Jennette and Marion.The communities of Hughes and Horseshoe Lake, and the St. Francis County section of Jennette, all previously a part of the Hughes School District, were added to the school's service area when the Hughes district consolidated into the WMSD in 2015.High school-aged Hughes district residents were formerly served by Hughes High School, and after the Highes closure those students were transferred to AWM.