| Index | Mena | Arkansas | National |
| Average Test Scores | 49% | 45% | 48% |
| Student/Teacher ratio | 14:1 | 14:1 | 16:1 |
| Total public schools | 6 | 860 | 79,221 |
| Total private schools | n/a | 165 | 24,874 |
| Total post-secondary schools | 2 | 98 | 7,963 |
| Index | Mena | Arkansas | National |
| Completed 8th grade | 78.5% | 80.7% | 84.3% |
| Completed high school | 75.7% | 79.0% | 83.0% |
| Completed some college | 48.6% | 50.5% | 59.4% |
| Completed associate degree | 20.8% | 27.9% | 38.5% |
| Completed bachelors | 11.8% | 21.5% | 30.3% |
| Completed masters | 4.8% | 7.6% | 11.5% |
| Completed professional degree | 0.6% | 2.2% | 3.3% |
| Completed doctorate | 0.0% | 0.9% | 1.3% |
There are a total of 6 public schools, n/a private schools and 2 post-secondary schools in Mena. Using the proficiency score averages, the average test scores for Mena, AR schools is 49%. The average student to teacher ratio is 14:1. In Mena, AR, an average of 78.5% of students have completed 8th grade and an average of 75.7% have completed high school.
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Vandervoort, AR | 178 | 50% | 3.1% |
| Cove, AR | 299 | 36% | 26.0% |
| Mena, AR | 5,524 | 49% | 1.6% |
| City | Population | Avg. Test Scores | National Avg. |
| Boothwyn, PA | 5,525 | 48% | 0.3% |
| Big Flats, NY | 5,523 | 72% | 50.0% |
| Wellston, OH | 5,522 | 56% | 17.0% |
| Nashville, NC | 5,521 | 32% | 34.4% |
| Waterford, WI | 5,520 | 52% | 8.0% |
| Mena, AR | 5,524 | 49% | 1.6% |
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