Mena High School

Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Mena, Arkansas

Mena High School in Mena, Arkansas enrolled 503 students in 2024-25 with 75.6 full-time teachers, 6.7 students per teacher against the Arkansas high-school median of 8.4. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 41% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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 1% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

498 students in 2022-23, 493 students in 2023-24, 503 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 61.1 to 75.6.

Students enrolled at Mena High School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-234982023-244932024-25503
Students enrolled at Mena High School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-234982023-244932024-25503
Students enrolled at Mena High School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-234982023-244932024-25503
Students enrolled at Mena High School by school year2022-23: 498, 2023-24: 493, 2024-25: 50302004006002022-234982023-244932024-25503
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349861.18.2
2023-2449370.77.0
2024-2550375.66.7

6.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 65 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.

Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Mena High School 6.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMena High School 6.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Mena High School 6.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMena High School 6.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Mena High School 6.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMena High School 6.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Arkansas high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 53.1; Mena High School 6.7; state median 8.4.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherMena High School 6.7state median 8.4U.S. 14.5

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).

7 AP courses and one counselor per 260 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Mena High School enrolled 494 students and had 1.9 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses7
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.9, one per 260 of the 494 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent26.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

85.9% of students were White, 6.0% Hispanic, 3.2% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White85.9%
  2. Hispanic6.0%
  3. Two or more races3.2%
  4. American Indian2.2%
  5. Asian2.0%
  6. Black0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

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 Mena High School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtArkansas
Reading and language arts, 2021-2241%45%39.9%
Math, 2022-2332%48% (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 99 students in Mena 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.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtArkansas
Four-year graduation rate95% or more95% or more89.9%
Students in the class9910035,156

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 Mena

2 public high schools in Mena report 2024-25 enrollment; Mena High School is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Mena High School5036.742.7%
Acorn High School2815.348.0%

All public schools in Mena →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Mena High School

  1. Acorn High SchoolThe nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 281 students, 5.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  2. Cossatot River High SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 17 miles away: 388 students, 8.9 per teacher (2024-25).17 mi
  3. Compare Mena High School with Acorn High SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Mena School District spends per student$13,089 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,089
  5. The largest public schools in ArkansasMena High School is the number 98 by size of 305 Arkansas high schools open in 2024-25.#98 of 305
  6. Arkansas schools by students per teacher6.7 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 8.4 for high schools.6.7:1
  7. 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 Mena High School

  1. How many students attend Mena High School?
    503 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 498 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Mena, AR.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Mena High School?
    6.7 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.
  3. Is Mena High School a Title I school?
    Mena High School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Mena High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Mena High School scored proficient or above: 41% in reading in 2021-22 and 32% 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.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Mena High School?
    95% or more of the 99 students in Mena 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.
  6. What district is Mena High School in?
    Mena School District, NCES district ID 0509750. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050975000713 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.

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