WEINER ELEMENTARY

WEINER ELEMENTARY is a primary school of micro-enrollment scale in WEINER, Arkansas, operated by HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT, hosting 126 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 418 students per school, that is 70% below typical.

HARRISBURG SCHOOL DISTRICT comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 1,070 students; WEINER ELEMENTARY is among them.

On demographics, WEINER ELEMENTARY logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%); the rest looks like 10% Hispanic, 2% Native American. That composition is broadly in line with Poinsett County as a whole.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, WEINER ELEMENTARY has 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. The state averages around 16.0:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WEINER ELEMENTARY ranks in the top 10% of Arkansas public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 23.2%; WEINER ELEMENTARY posts 45.8%, +22.6 points above that line.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Poinsett County) shows that median household income runs about $46,707, 11% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 14%. Across Poinsett County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,732 students), WEINER ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

ARKANSAS CONSOLIDATED HIGH SCHOOL-HARRISBURG is the nearest neighboring public school, about 10.9 miles from this campus. On composite proficiency, WEINER ELEMENTARY comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 37.5%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. WEINER ELEMENTARY's enrollment has increased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 117 (now 126). Class-load math has rose: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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