Public schools in Mena, AR
Mena has 7 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,305 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Mena School District runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Mena's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Mena | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mena School District | 5 | 1,745 | $13,089 |
| Ouachita River School District | 2 | 799 | $11,567 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Mena, 784 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mena High School | 503 | 6.7 | 42.7% | Mena |
| Acorn High School | 281 | 5.3 | 48.0% | Ouachita River |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One middle school in Mena, 393 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mena Middle School | 393 | 14.1 | 46.3% | Mena |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
3 elementary schools in Mena, 1,116 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holly Harshman Elementary School | 438 | 19.4 | 47.7% | Mena |
| Louise Durham Elementary School | 357 | 15.0 | 51.8% | Mena |
| Acorn Elementary School | 321 | 14.8 | 52.6% | Ouachita River |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
One other school in Mena, 12 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk County Virtual Academy | 12 | 0.5 | 33.3% | Mena |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Mena's public schools compare with Arkansas's
The median Mena school has 14.4 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Arkansas median of 14.2. 71% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 72% across the state. Its median school enrolls 357 students (state 402).
| Mena | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 14.4 | 14.2 |
| Median school size (students) | 357 | 402 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 71% | 72% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 0% | 17% |
| Charter schools | 14% | 9.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 7 Mena schools and the 1,041 Arkansas schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Mena
- Mena School DistrictRuns 5 of Mena's 7 public schools and spent $13,089 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,089
- Mena High School, the largest high school in Mena503 students in 2024-25, 6.7 per teacher.503
- Compare Mena School District with Ouachita River School DistrictMena's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in ArkansasArkansas's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Mena addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Arkansas
- Little Rock69 schools
- Springdale30 schools
- Fort Smith27 schools
- Rogers27 schools
- Bentonville25 schools
- Jonesboro24 schools
- North Little Rock21 schools
- Conway17 schools
Questions about schools in Mena
How many public schools are in Mena, AR?
7 public schools with an address in Mena were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, 1 other, enrolling 2,305 students. 1 are charter schools.What is the largest high school in Mena?
Mena High School, with 503 students in 2024-25 (Mena School District).Which districts run Mena's schools?
Mena School District (5 schools), Ouachita River School District (2 schools). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25