📍 143 Polk 96, Mena, Polk County, 71953
Acorn High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mena, Polk County. The school has 293 pupils enrolled. The Principal is E. Taylor. It is part of the Ouachita River School District school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1.
Acorn High School enrolls 293 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 49.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 92% White, 3.4% Hispanic or Latino and 2.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 270 | 92% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 3.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 2.4% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.4% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
181 of the school's 293 students (62%) 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.
Acorn High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-40.
Acorn High School is one of 3 schools in OUACHITA RIVER SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MENA, Arkansas. The district serves 735 students district-wide and employs 100 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 293 students, Acorn High School is larger than the district average of about 245 students per school.