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Polk County Virtual Academy School

Serves grades 8 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1100 E Boundary Ave
Mena, AR 71953
Phone
(479) 394-1710
District
MENA SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
POLK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
Yes
Students Enrolled
8
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Arkansas

No Data

(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all AR schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

Polk County Virtual Academy School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

50 40 30 20 10 0
No Data
39%
No Data
39%
No Data
39%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
0
11
13
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 8 1 12.5%
Grade 10 1 12.5%
Grade 11 1 12.5%
Grade 12 5 62.5%
Total 8 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.5% 89.7% 61.4%
Black 0.0% 0.5% 20.2%
Hispanic 12.5% 6.4% 14.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.2% 1.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 2.1% 1.7%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported 61.5% 64.0%
Free lunch eligible Unreported 47.3% 54.3%
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported 14.2% 9.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 11,707 3,045,637
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 27.1 58
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.3% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.3% 19.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.1% 32.2%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.3% 24.7%
65 OR OLDER 26.1% 17.2%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 4,896 1,171,694
Single Parent Households With Children 4.7% 9.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 90.4% 88.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 17.2% 24.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 6.9% 11.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 8.0% 13.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 15.7% 12.4%
$50,000 - $74,999 16.7% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 21.2% 18.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 20.4% 15.3%
$15,000 or less 11.1% 11.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,552 $9,689,000 50.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $771 $1,345,000 6.9%
Staff $872 $1,521,000 7.8%
General Administration $231 $403,000 2.1%
School Administration $510 $890,000 4.6%
Operation $1,117 $1,950,000 10.1%
Transportation $437 $763,000 3.9%
Other $256 $446,000 2.3%
Total Support $4,194 $7,318,000 37.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,359 $2,372,000 12.2%
Total Expenditures $11,105 $19,379,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,071 $2,994,486,000 47.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $623 $307,082,000 4.9%
Staff $988 $487,285,000 7.7%
General Administration $276 $136,001,000 2.2%
School Administration $570 $281,073,000 4.5%
Operation $1,169 $576,712,000 9.1%
Transportation $365 $179,842,000 2.9%
Other $364 $179,327,000 2.8%
Total Support $4,354 $2,147,322,000 34.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,366 $1,166,915,000 18.5%
Total Expenditures $12,790 $6,308,723,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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