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Mena School District, Arkansas

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Mena School District
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,697 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Mena School District is a school district in Arkansas (Polk County). During the 2024 school year, 1,697 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Mena School District consists of seven members serving five-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Todd Aynes2028
Kyle Cannon2028
Robert Hines2028
Reed Mendoza2028
Clint Montgomery2027
Ty Plunkett2026
Phillip Wilson2026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,782,000 $3,934 28%
Local: $6,852,000 $3,974 28%
State: $10,504,000 $6,093 44%
Total: $24,138,000 $14,001
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $22,671,000 $13,150
Total Current Expenditures: $20,646,000 $11,975
Instructional Expenditures: $10,412,000 $6,039 46%
Student and Staff Support: $2,737,000 $1,587 12%
Administration: $1,943,000 $1,127 9%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,554,000 $3,221 24%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,190,000 $690
Construction: $41,000 $23
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $7,000 $4
Interest on Debt: $511,000 $296


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 42 >=50 <50 35-39 21-39 >=50 42
2018-2019 51 >=50 60-79 50-54 40-59 <50 51
2017-2018 53 >=50 >=50 50-59 40-59 PS 52
2016-2017 53 >=50 >=50 50-59 40-59 <50 53
2015-2016 53 >=50 >=50 40-49 40-59 PS 53
2014-2015 23 >=50 PS 11-19 <50 23
2013-2014 79 PS >=50 70-79 60-79 79
2012-2013 82 >=50 >=50 70-79 60-79 82
2011-2012 84 >=50 >=50 70-79 >=80 84
2010-2011 86 >=50 >=50 80-89 >=80 85

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 38 >=50 <50 35-39 21-39 <50 38
2018-2019 47 >=50 40-59 40-49 40-59 <50 47
2017-2018 47 >=50 <50 40-49 40-59 PS 46
2016-2017 56 >=50 >=50 50-59 40-59 >=50 55
2015-2016 51 >=50 <50 40-49 40-59 PS 52
2014-2015 30 >=50 PS 20-29 <50 30
2013-2014 78 PS >=50 70-79 >=50 PS 78
2012-2013 79 PS >=50 >=80 60-79 79
2011-2012 82 >=50 >=50 80-89 >=50 82
2010-2011 80 PS >=50 80-89 >=50 80

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 90-94 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2015-2016 85-89 PS PS PS 85-89
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 85-89 PS >=50 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS PS 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 1,697 -2.8
2022-2023 1,745 1.2
2021-2022 1,724 -0.6
2020-2021 1,734 -1.7
2019-2020 1,763 0.1
2018-2019 1,762 1.9
2017-2018 1,729 -0.5
2016-2017 1,737 -2.6
2015-2016 1,783 0.7
2014-2015 1,771 -2.5
2013-2014 1,816 -2.4
2012-2013 1,859 -1.0
2011-2012 1,878 -1.2
2010-2011 1,901 -2.2
2009-2010 1,942 -0.1
2008-2009 1,944 -2.0
2007-2008 1,983 -1.0
2006-2007 2,002 -5.2
2005-2006 2,107 1.3
2004-2005 2,079 9.7
2003-2004 1,878 -0.4
2002-2003 1,886 2.2
2001-2002 1,844 -0.1
2000-2001 1,845 -1.2
1999-2000 1,868 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Mena School District (%) Arkansas K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 1.8 0.6
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.4 1.8
Black 0.4 19.5
Hispanic 7.1 14.6
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 1.0
Two or More Races 5.0 4.7
White 84.3 57.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Mena School District had 169.98 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.98.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 7.38
Elementary: 67.70
Secondary: 85.17
Total: 169.98

Mena School District employed 3.00 district administrators and 6.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 6.00
School Administrative Support: 10.40
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 38.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 4.60
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 1.80
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 4.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 16.83
Other Support Services: 30.79


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Mena School District operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Holly Harshman Elem. School4543-5
Louise Durham Elem. School370KG-2
Mena High School4939-12
Mena Middle School3656-8
Polk County Virtual Academy15KG-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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