Total enrollment
2,438
+135 (+6%) vs SY 2017-18
9 schools in Mena
Arkansas · Public K-12
Mena runs 9 public K-12 schools inside Arkansas, with combined enrollment near 2,438 (3 elementary, 1 middle, and 3 high).
7-year change in Mena
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
+2 (+33%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
86%
was 90%
% Hispanic
6%
was 5%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACORN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-06 | 321 |
| ACORN HIGH SCHOOL | High | 07-12 | 281 |
| HOLLY HARSHMAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | 03-05 | 438 |
| LOUISE DURHAM ELEMENTARY SCHOOL | Elementary | KG-02 | 357 |
| MENA HIGH SCHOOL | High | 09-12 | 503 |
| MENA MIDDLE SCHOOL | Middle | 06-08 | 393 |
| ODEN SCHOOLS | Combined | KG-12 | 133 |
| POLK COUNTY VIRTUAL ACADEMY | Combined | 01-12 | 12 |
| UA RICH MOUNTAIN TECHNICAL CENTER | High | 09-12 | 0 |
About Mena
Mena is a medium-population Arkansas city in terms of public-school footprint, with 9 schools and 2,438 students total.
On the school-mix side, the city is built around 3 elementary, 1 middle, 3 high, and 2 other.
Per-campus enrollment runs near 271, meaningfully below the state mean of about 456.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Mena has expanded 6% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 2,303 students to 2,438. The school count climbed from 6 to 8 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 90% to 86%.
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