Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
Public elementary school, 1 to ungraded · Mountain Home, Arkansas
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary in Mountain Home, Arkansas enrolled 559 students in 2024-25 with 32.2 full-time teachers, 17.4 students per teacher against the Arkansas elementary-school median of 16.0. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
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 fell 4%
552 students in 2022-23, 531 students in 2023-24, 559 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.6 to 32.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 552 | 33.6 | 16.4 |
| 2023-24 | 531 | 31.7 | 16.7 |
| 2024-25 | 559 | 32.2 | 17.4 |
17.4 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 70 of every 100 Arkansas elementary schools
Among the 503 Arkansas elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 16.0; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. 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).
One counselor per 569 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary enrolled 569 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 5 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 569 of the 569 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions5
- Chronically absent30.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
88.7% of students were White, 4.8% Hispanic, 3.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White88.7%
- Hispanic4.8%
- Two or more races3.6%
- Asian2.1%
- Black0.4%
- American Indian0.2%
- 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.
Elementary schools in Mountain Home
3 public elementary schools in Mountain Home report 2024-25 enrollment; Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hackler Intermediate School | 837 | 18.6 | 36.2% |
| Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary | 559 | 17.4 | 33.8% |
| Mountain Home Kindergarten | 300 | 16.3 | 39.7% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
- Hackler Intermediate SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 1.4 miles away: 837 students, 18.6 per teacher (2024-25).1.4 mi
- Mountain Home KindergartenThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 300 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary with Hackler Intermediate SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Mountain Home Public Schools spends per student$12,093 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,093
- The largest public schools in ArkansasNelson Wilks Herron Elementary is the number 103 by size of 504 Arkansas elementary schools open in 2024-25.#103 of 504
- Arkansas schools by students per teacher17.4 students per teacher here against the Arkansas median of 16.0 for elementary schools.17.4:1
- 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 Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary
How many students attend Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary?
559 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 552 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Mountain Home, AR.What is the student-teacher ratio at Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary?
17.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Arkansas median for elementary schools is 16.0. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary a Title I school?
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary in?
Mountain Home Public Schools, NCES district ID 0500043. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 050004300740 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
- 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.