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Acorn High School

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
143 Polk 96
Mena, AR 71953
Phone
(479) 394-5544
District
OUACHITA RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
293
Classroom Teachers
50

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

4

(10 is best)

Better than 39.5% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Acorn High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
37%
27%
34%
31%
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
41%
44%
55%
51%
27%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
37%
34%
55%
41%
19%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

40 30 20 10 0
23%
28%
35%
36%
11%
20%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
6
8
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 46 15.7%
Grade 8 49 16.7%
Grade 9 60 20.5%
Grade 10 56 19.1%
Grade 11 39 13.3%
Grade 12 43 14.7%
Total 293 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 93.4% 91.4% 61.4%
Black 0.3% 0.3% 20.2%
Hispanic 3.5% 4.6% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.9% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 2.4% 2.8% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 61.8% 70.1% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible 49.1% 56.1% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible 12.6% 14.0% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 4,243 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 12.1 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.2% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 16.4% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 21.6% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.2% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 23.6% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,724 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 3.1% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 89.9% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 20.3% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.0% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 11.0% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.9% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.5% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 16.4% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 15.6% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $4,741 $3,788,000 42.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $564 $451,000 5.1%
Staff $1,131 $904,000 10.2%
General Administration $222 $177,000 2.0%
School Administration $392 $313,000 3.5%
Operation $1,111 $888,000 10.0%
Transportation $474 $379,000 4.3%
Other $294 $235,000 2.7%
Total Support $4,189 $3,347,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,150 $1,718,000 19.4%
Total Expenditures $11,080 $8,853,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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