📍 700 S Morrow St, Mena, Polk County, 71953
Mena High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mena, Polk County. The school has 498 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Maxwell. It is part of the Mena School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a small-town setting. The school employs 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
Mena High School enrolls 498 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 47% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 61.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 6.8% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 427 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 34 | 6.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 14 | 2.8% |
| Asian | 10 | 2% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
264 of the school's 498 students (53%) 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.
Mena High School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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.
Mena High School is one of 5 schools in MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MENA, Arkansas. The district serves 1,703 students district-wide and employs 160 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 498 students, Mena High School is larger than the district average of about 341 students per school.