Corning School District Explained

Corning School District
Grades:PK–12
Superintendent:Kellee Smith
Schools:3
Students:1,072
Teachers:83.05 (on FTE basis)
Staff:158.05 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:12.91
Conference:3A Region 3
Accreditation:Arkansas Department of Education
Mascot:Bobcat
Colors: Gold
Black
Location:479 Bobcat Lane
Corning, Arkansas 72941
Country:United States

Corning School District is a public school district based in Corning, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 364.77mi2 of land, including portions of Clay County and Randolph County. Clay County communities include Corning, Datto, Knobel, McDougal, and Success.[1] Randolph County communities include Reyno and almost all of Biggers.[2] Peach Orchard is not in the Corning district, but is in an exclave of the Greene County Tech School District, and an enclave of the Corning district.[1]

The district provides comprehensive education for more than 1,050 prekindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and AdvancED.[3]

History

The Knobel School District consolidated with the Corning School District on July 1, 1985.[4]

In May 2004, the former Biggers–Reyno School District consolidated with the Corning School District.[5] The consolidation became effective July 1 of that year.[4]

Schools

References

  1. Web site: School District Reference Map (2010 Censusd): Clay County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-03-04. - Note the 13080 and boundary indicates that Peach Orchard is in a part of Greene County Tech School District territory surrounded by Corning School District territory. The article in The Encyclopedia of Arkansas stated that Peach Orchard is in the Corning district, but the finder of ArcGIS used by the State of Arkansas confirms it is an exclave of Greene County Tech.
  2. Web site: School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Poinsett County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-03-04.
  3. Web site: Institution Summary, Corning School District . . 9 February 2013.
  4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  5. Web site: State Board of Education, Meeting Minutes May 17, 2004 . . 21 March 2013.
  6. Web site: Corning Schools. NCES. May 13, 2018.

Further reading

Includes boundaries of predecessor districts:

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