📍 618 N College St, Mountain Home, Baxter County, 72653
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mountain Home, Baxter County. The school has 552 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Lindsey Kincade. It is part of the Mountain Home School District school district. It serves grades 1–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary enrolls 552 students across grades 1–2. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 33.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.3% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 506 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.3% |
| Two or more races | 16 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 5 | <1% |
| Asian | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
271 of the school's 552 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-10.
Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary is one of 6 schools in MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas. The district serves 3,817 students district-wide and employs 265 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 552 students, Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary is close to the district average of about 636 students per school.
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