Enrollment
640
Arkansas · 2024-25 NCES data
2024-25 NCES data High school (grades 9-12) NCES 051197001586 Charter school
Rogers New Technology High School — Rogers, AR
Federal NCES profile for Rogers New Technology High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators — Resource Investment Index 68/100.
👥 Class size 64
📚 AP courses 95
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 57
📋 Attendance 55
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: Rogers 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)
72.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.1:1
vs 13.6:1 Arkansas avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
33.6%
vs 59.2% Arkansas avg
-43% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rogers New Technology High School 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
Rogers New Technology High School reports 640 enrolled students to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) alongside 72.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, producing a 9.1:1 student-teacher ratio. That figure sits 33% 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 43% lower, a useful calibration for families comparing districts across state lines.
Title I and federal lunch eligibility offer another window into the student body: 33.6% of pupils qualify for free meals, a proxy for household income that federal programs use to direct funding. The free-lunch share is 43% below the Arkansas average and 35% below the national baseline. The school offers 19 Advanced Placement courses, a stronger academic pipeline indicator than enrollment alone. Counselor coverage works out to roughly 213 students per counselor, meeting the American School Counselor Association recommendation of 250:1. Chronic absenteeism — missing 10% or more of school days — stands at 18.1% according to the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
On the finance side, the surrounding Rogers School District spends $12,254 per pupil district-wide, below the Arkansas average of $14,269 and below the national average of $19,490. Revenue comes 48.5% from local sources (property taxes), 36.7% from the state, and 14.9% from federal programs per the NCES F-33 finance survey. Taken together, these measurements produce a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (B-), calculated from 5 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 Rogers New Technology High School 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 | 9.1:1 | ▼ 33% | 13.6:1 | 15.9:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 33.6% | ▼ 43% | 59.2% | 51.8% |
| Enrollment | 640 | top 83% | — | — |
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
33.6%
free-lunch eligible
— 43% 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
9.1:1
students per teacher
— 33% below state mean
Top 17% in Arkansas — lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Below the 15:1 benchmark — typical of schools with smaller class sizes and more individualized attention.
Engagement
18.1%
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
$12,254
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 213 students — the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
102
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.
Overview
Enrollment 640 Top 83% in Arkansas — larger than 17% of 1,069 state schools
Teachers (FTE) 72.0
Students per teacher 9.1:1 -33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible 33.6% -43% vs state
NCES ID 051197001586
Student demographics
Hispanic or Latino 55.3%
White 37.8%
Two or More 2.2%
Asian 1.9%
African American 1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.3% of enrollment.
Programs & staff
AP courses offered 19
Gifted & talented Yes
Counselors (FTE) 3.0
Students per counselor 213:1
Discipline & special education
Chronically absent 18.1%
In-school suspensions 102
Out-of-school suspensions 19
Expulsions 4
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rogers School District, which includes Rogers New Technology High School.
$12,254
Per student
-14%
vs Arkansas
Avg $14,269
-37%
vs U.S.
Avg $19,490
Revenue mix
Local 48.5%
State 36.7%
Federal 14.9%
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
- 2,492
- Students per teacher
- 18:1
- Enrollment
- 2,008
- Students per teacher
- 11.7:1
- Enrollment
- 1,066
- Students per teacher
- 15.3:1
- Enrollment
- 890
- Students per teacher
- 16:1
- Enrollment
- 809
- Students per teacher
- 14.7:1
Similar high schools in Rogers
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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 Rogers New Technology High School
How many students attend Rogers New Technology High School?
Rogers New Technology High School has 640 students enrolled. It is a high school in ROGERS, AR.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rogers New Technology High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Rogers New Technology High School is 9.1:1, which is 33% lower than the Arkansas average of 13.6:1 and 43% 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 Rogers New Technology High School?
33.6% of students at Rogers New Technology High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Arkansas average of 59.2%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rogers New Technology High School?
The largest demographic group at Rogers New Technology High School is Hispanic or Latino at 55.3%. The school serves a diverse student body in ROGERS, AR.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rogers New Technology High School?
Rogers New Technology High School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (B-) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. This index measures federal resource allocation — staffing levels, program availability, and support services — not standardized test scores or academic outcomes.