Enrollment
48
Arkansas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 050279001590 Charter school
Miner Academy — Bauxite, AR
Federal NCES profile for Miner Academy, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 69/100.
👥 Class size 62
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 90
📋 Attendance 53
How this works: Each indicator above is scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC data, then averaged into the Resource Investment Index. This measures resource allocation — staffing, programs, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes. Full methodology →
School address
District: Bauxite School District · Arkansas
Public location data per NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) Common Core of Data. Verify the school's current address on the NCES CCD record.
Teachers (FTE)
5.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.6:1
vs 13.6:1 Arkansas avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.2%
vs 59.2% Arkansas avg
-51% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Miner Academy compares with Arkansas and U.S. medians
The federal record — no proprietary index, no editorial formula.
PlainSchools publishes the actual federal measurements — enrollment, staffing, demographics, discipline, and finance — straight from the NCES Common Core of Data, CRDC, and F-33 surveys. No composite rating, no opinion-based score on top. You get the same raw numbers researchers and policymakers use, with benchmarks, spending context, and equity indicators computed from the same federal datasets. Full methodology linked below.
What this school's NCES data tells you
Miner Academy reports 48 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 5.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 9.6:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 29% below the Arkansas state mean of 13.6:1, signalling more teacher attention per pupil than the state benchmark. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 40% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 29.2% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 51% below the Arkansas average and 44% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 48 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 18.8% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Bauxite School District spends $10,010 per pupil district-wide, below the Arkansas average of $14,269 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 24.1% from local sources (property taxes), 62.4% from the state, and 13.6% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (B-), calculated from 4 distinct NCES and CRDC indicators measuring resource allocation rather than academic outcomes.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Miner Academy compares
Cross-validating school-level NCES values against Arkansas state and U.S. national means lets readers see whether this school is an outlier or in line with peers.
| Metric | This school | vs Arkansas | Arkansas avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.6:1 | ▼ 29% | 13.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 29.2% | ▼ 51% | 59.2% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 48 | top 1% | — | — |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
What the federal data reveals about equity at this school
Federal measurements — not ratings — surface the resource and opportunity picture. Below are the indicators that researchers, civil-rights monitors, and funding formulas use to assess equity.
Economic need
29.2%
free-lunch eligible
— 51% below the Arkansas average of 59.2%
Below the 40% Title I threshold — federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.6:1
students per teacher
— 29% below state mean
Top 19% in Arkansas — lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
18.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Between 10–20% — above the pre-pandemic baseline of ~15% nationally but within the current U.S. range.
Funding equity
$10,010
per pupil, district-wide
— below Arkansas avg of $14,269
Below the U.S. average per-pupil spend — funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 48 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 48 Top 1% in Arkansas — larger than 99% of 1,069 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 5.0
Students per teacher 9.6:1 -29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 29.2% -51% vs state
NCES ID 050279001590
Programs & staff
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 48:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 18.8%
In-school suspensions 1
Out-of-school suspensions 5
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Bauxite School District, which includes Miner Academy.
$10,010
Per student
-30%
vs Arkansas
Avg $14,269
-49%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 24.1%
State 62.4%
Federal 13.6%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 753
- Students per teacher
- 17.9:1
- Enrollment
- 551
- Students per teacher
- 7:1
- Enrollment
- 413
- Students per teacher
- 16.8:1
Similar other schools in Bauxite
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
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Understanding NCES data
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Choose a school district
Eight signals that matter more than the overall ranking number.
How schools are funded
Title I, F-33, state aid formulas and what per-pupil spending really means.
Chronic absenteeism
Why missing 10% of school matters and how it varies by district.
Magnet vs charter vs traditional
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School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Miner Academy
How many students attend Miner Academy?
Miner Academy has 48 students enrolled. It is a other school in BAUXITE, AR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miner Academy?
The student-teacher ratio at Miner Academy is 9.6:1, which is 29% lower than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 40% lower than the national average of 15.9:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Miner Academy?
29.2% of students at Miner Academy are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Miner Academy?
Miner Academy has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (B-) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.