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Mena High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
700 S Morrow St
Mena, AR 71953
Phone
(479) 394-1144
District
MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
498
Classroom Teachers
61

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.7% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Mena High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

50 40 30 20 10 0
42%
34%
42%
41%
41%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
27%
28%
30%
36%
23%
20%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
8
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 142 28.5%
Grade 10 127 25.5%
Grade 11 118 23.7%
Grade 12 111 22.3%
Total 498 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.5% 89.7% 61.4%
Black 0.6% 0.5% 20.2%
Hispanic 7.0% 6.4% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.0% 1.2% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.9% 2.1% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 53.0% 61.5% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 40.2% 47.3% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.9% 14.2% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,707 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 27.1 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.1% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 26.1% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,896 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 4.7% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.2% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.9% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.0% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.2% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.4% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,552 $9,689,000 50.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $771 $1,345,000 6.9%
Staff $872 $1,521,000 7.8%
General Administration $231 $403,000 2.1%
School Administration $510 $890,000 4.6%
Operation $1,117 $1,950,000 10.1%
Transportation $437 $763,000 3.9%
Other $256 $446,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,194 $7,318,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,359 $2,372,000 12.2%
Total Expenditures $11,105 $19,379,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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