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Mena Public Schools

Public school districtGrades K–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Mena and Hatfield.

Mena’s School Grade A better than 88% of Arkansas school districts

Students
1,703
Schools
5
Spent per student
$13,556
AR $13,585
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
63%
Debt
$22.4M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mena Public Schools

  • Its letter, A: results better than 88% of Arkansas districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Debt of $22.4M, about $13,133 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 88% of the 261 Arkansas school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Mena. Grade by grade →

6–8Mena Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Mena High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. AR

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency48%
State average 38.3% · 1,006 students tested
Reading / language arts45%
State average 39.9% · 1,005 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.9% · 100 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,556 per student · 0% below AR
Spending
Classroom instruction 51%Support & administration 41%Other 8%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 14%State 69%Federal 17%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
1,734’20
1,724’21
1,745’22
1,697’23
1,703’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%Asian 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Arkansas’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Arkansas.