NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY

NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY, a moderately sized elementary campus in MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas, operated by MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT, enrolls 559 students, covering grades 1 through 2. By comparison, Arkansas's public schools average about 418 students each, so NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY sits 34% bigger than that benchmark.

MOUNTAIN HOME SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 3,817 students. NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY lists that 89% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 5% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 2% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 16.0:1, putting NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 48% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Baxter County) records that median household income runs about $48,452, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Baxter County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,984 students), NELSON WILKS HERRON ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is GUY BERRY COLLEGE AND CAREER ACADEMY, roughly 1.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 561 students in 2018 compared to 559 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share declined from 94% to 89%. Class-load math has loosened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.4:1 in 2025.

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