Enrollment
300
Arkansas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data Other / mixed grade configuration NCES 050004301236
Mountain Home Kindergarten — Mountain Home, AR
Federal NCES profile for Mountain Home Kindergarten, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 35/100.
👥 Class size 16
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 40
📋 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: Mountain Home 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)
16.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
21.1:1
vs 13.6:1 Arkansas avg
+55% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
41.5%
vs 59.2% Arkansas avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Mountain Home Kindergarten 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
Mountain Home Kindergarten reports 300 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 16.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 21.1:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 55% above the Arkansas state mean of 13.6:1, signalling larger average class loads than peers in the same state. Against the national 2024-25 average of 15.9:1, it is 33% higher, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 41.5% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 30% below the Arkansas average and 20% below the national baseline. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 300 students per counselor, above the ASCA-recommended ceiling of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 19.0% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Mountain Home School District spends $11,323 per pupil district-wide, below the Arkansas average of $14,269 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 45.9% from local sources (property taxes), 34.8% from the state, and 19.4% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (F), 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 Mountain Home Kindergarten 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 | 21.1:1 | ▲ 55% | 13.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 41.5% | ▼ 30% | 59.2% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 300 | top 32% | — | — |
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
41.5%
free-lunch eligible
— 30% below the Arkansas average of 59.2%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold — federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21.1:1
students per teacher
— 55% above state mean
Top 98% in Arkansas — lower ratio than 2% of state schools
Above 20:1 — larger class loads than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is stretched relative to enrollment.
Engagement
19.0%
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
$11,323
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 300 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Overview
Enrollment 300 Top 32% in Arkansas — larger than 68% of 1,069 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 16.0
Students per teacher 21.1:1 +55% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 41.5% -30% vs state
NCES ID 050004301236
Student demographics
White 91.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.7%
Two or More 3.0%
Asian 1.3%
African American 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: White at 91.0% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
Counselors (FTE) 1.0
Students per counselor 300:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 19.0%
In-school suspensions 0
Out-of-school suspensions 0
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mountain Home School District, which includes Mountain Home Kindergarten.
$11,323
Per student
-21%
vs Arkansas
Avg $14,269
-42%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 45.9%
State 34.8%
Federal 19.4%
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.
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- Students per teacher
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- Students per teacher
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- Students per teacher
- 16.7:1
- Enrollment
- 546
- Students per teacher
- 16:1
- Enrollment
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- Students per teacher
- 17.7:1
Similar other schools in Mountain Home
2 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
Educator & family resources
In-depth guides on understanding NCES data, school choice, and education funding.
Understanding NCES data
How CCD, CRDC and EDFacts feed every public-school number you see.
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
Three school types, three funding models, three sets of trade-offs.
School discipline data
What CRDC suspension and expulsion records do and don't reveal.
Frequently asked questions about Mountain Home Kindergarten
How many students attend Mountain Home Kindergarten?
Mountain Home Kindergarten has 300 students enrolled. It is a other school in MOUNTAIN HOME, AR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Home Kindergarten?
The student-teacher ratio at Mountain Home Kindergarten is 21.1:1, which is 55% higher than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 33% higher than the national average of 15.9:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mountain Home Kindergarten?
41.5% of students at Mountain Home Kindergarten are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mountain Home Kindergarten?
The largest demographic group at Mountain Home Kindergarten is White at 91.0%. The school serves a diverse student body in MOUNTAIN HOME, AR.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Mountain Home Kindergarten?
Mountain Home Kindergarten has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (F) 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.