Mena School District
A public school district in Mena, Arkansas, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,703
- Students enrolled
- 176.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 297.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $13,089
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,703 in 2024–25
- Ranks 5,153rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 71st of 263 in Arkansas. Larger than 71% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $13,089 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 26% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Mena School District spent $13,089 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $7,287 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $13,089 | $22.8 million | 1,745 |
| FY2022 | $11,976 | $20.6 million | 1,724 |
| FY2021 | $10,516 | $18.2 million | 1,734 |
| FY2020 | $9,533 | $16.8 million | 1,763 |
| FY2019 | $9,937 | $17.5 million | 1,762 |
| FY2018 | $9,632 | $16.7 million | 1,729 |
| FY2017 | $9,321 | $16.2 million | 1,737 |
| FY2016 | $9,439 | $16.8 million | 1,783 |
| FY2015 | $9,237 | $16.4 million | 1,771 |
| FY2014 | $9,086 | $16.5 million | 1,816 |
| FY2013 | $8,753 | $16.3 million | 1,859 |
| FY2012 | $8,794 | $16.5 million | 1,878 |
| FY2011 | $8,933 | $17.0 million | 1,901 |
| FY2010 | $8,548 | $16.6 million | 1,942 |
| FY2009 | $8,072 | $15.7 million | 1,944 |
| FY2008 | $8,206 | $16.3 million | 1,983 |
| FY2007 | $8,019 | $16.1 million | 2,002 |
| FY2006 | $7,602 | $16.0 million | 2,107 |
| FY2005 | $7,287 | $15.2 million | 2,079 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.4 million | 26.0% |
| State | $10.8 million | 43.7% |
| Local | $7.5 million | 30.4% |
| Total | $24.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Holly Harshman Elementary School | 438 |
| Louise Durham Elementary School | 357 |
| Mena High School | 503 |
| Mena Middle School | 393 |
| Polk County Virtual Academy | 12 |
The district’s entry
- Name as NCES lists it
- MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Kindergarten to Grade 12
- NCES district ID
- 0509750
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Arkansas — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Arkansas — A to Z, each with its page.
- Arkansas on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved