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Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

(870) 425-1241

Physical Address:
618 North College
Mountain Home, AR  72653
Mailing Address:
618 North College ST
Mountain Home, AR  72653

School Information

District:
Mountain Home School District
Type:
Public (Regular school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Baxter County
Level:
Primary
Grade Span:
1 - 3
Number of Students:
932

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

This School County Average State Average
White 90.34% 93.00% 67.11%
Others 4.51% 4.96% 4.06%
Hispanic 4.29% 3.20% 8.28%
American Indian 0.32% 0.45% 1.11%
Asian/Pacific 0.32% 0.68% 1.69%
Black 0.21% 0.45% 25.07%

Genders in Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

This School County Average State Average
Male 52.15% 51.22% 51.29%
Female 47.85% 48.78% 48.71%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 919 896 842
Others 0 0 42
Hispanic 13 17 40
American Indian 8 5 3
Asian/Pacific 2 4 3
Black 4 3 2
Total 946 925 932

Enrollment by Gender for Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 484 485 486
Female 462 440 446
Total 946 925 932

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 946 925 932
# Eligible for free lunch 430 (45%) 409 (44%) 460 (49%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 82 (9%) 122 (13%) 96 (10%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 512 (54%) 531 (57%) 556 (60%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Nelson Wilks Herron Elementary

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 946 925 932
Fulltime teachers 59.0 58.0 50.9
Student/Teacher Ratio 16.00 15.90 15.80
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 11.67 12.02 12.12