Harmony Grove High School
Public high school, grades 10 to 12 · Benton, Arkansas
Harmony Grove High School in Benton, Arkansas enrolled 312 students in 2024-25 with 51.2 full-time teachers, 6.1 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-39% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Arkansas: 39.9% and 38.9%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Arkansas: 89.9%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 3%
299 students in 2022-23, 306 students in 2023-24, 312 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 52.8 to 51.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 299 | 52.8 | 5.7 |
| 2023-24 | 306 | 51.3 | 6.0 |
| 2024-25 | 312 | 51.2 | 6.1 |
6.1 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 72 of every 100 Arkansas high schools
Among the 299 Arkansas high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 8.4; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
4 AP courses and one counselor per 295 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Harmony Grove High School enrolled 295 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses4
- Gifted and talented programYes
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 295 of the 295 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent18.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
90.7% of students were White, 5.4% Hispanic, 1.9% Black in 2024-25.
- White90.7%
- Hispanic5.4%
- Black1.9%
- Two or more races1.3%
- Asian0.6%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Harmony Grove High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Arkansas, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Arkansas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 35‑39% | 47% | 39.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 20‑24% | 47% (2021-22) | 38.9% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
95% or more of the 104 students in Harmony Grove High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Arkansas | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 89.9% |
| Students in the class | 104 | 104 | 35,156 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Benton
3 public high schools in Benton report 2024-25 enrollment; Harmony Grove High School is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benton High School | 1,298 | 11.0 | 22.4% |
| Benton Junior High School | 971 | 16.9 | 26.5% |
| Harmony Grove High School | 312 | 6.1 | 16.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Harmony Grove High School
- Benton High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 5.6 miles away: 1,298 students, 11.0 per teacher (2024-25).5.6 mi
- Benton Junior High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 5.7 miles away: 971 students, 16.9 per teacher (2024-25).5.7 mi
- Compare Harmony Grove High School with Benton High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Harmony Grove School District spends per student$10,605 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$10,605
- The largest public schools in ArkansasHarmony Grove High School is the number 176 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#176 of 305
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher6.1 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.6.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Harmony Grove High School
How many students attend Harmony Grove High School?
312 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 299 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Benton, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Harmony Grove High School?
6.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for high schools is 8.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Harmony Grove High School a Title I school?
Harmony Grove High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Harmony Grove High School do on state tests?
The students tested at Harmony Grove High School scored proficient or above: 35-39% in reading in 2021-22 and 20-24% in math in 2022-23, against 39.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 38.9% in math in 2022-23 across Arkansas. Arkansas's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Harmony Grove High School?
95% or more of the 104 students in Harmony Grove High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.9% across Arkansas. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Harmony Grove High School in?
Harmony Grove School District, NCES district ID 0507320. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050732000444 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.