Greene County Tech School District Explained

Greene County Technical School District
Motto:Investing In The Future...One Student At A Time.
Grades:PK–12
Schools:5
Students:3,641
Teachers:243.68 (on FTE basis)
Staff:531.68 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:14.94
Accreditation:Arkansas Department of Education
Mascot:Golden eagle
Colors: Green
Gold
Location:5413 West Kings Hwy
Paragould, Arkansas 72450
Country:United States

Greene County Technical School District (Greene County Tech.) is a public school district based in Paragould, Arkansas, United States.[1] The school district encompasses 344.38mi2 of land, including portions of Greene County, Randolph County, Craighead County,[2] and Clay County.

Within Greene County it serves the southern portion of Paragould and the municipality of Delaplaine, as well as the census-designated place of Walcott.[3] The portion of Paragould in the district makes up 18sqmi.[4] Within Randolph County it serves O Kean.[5] Within Clay County it serves Peach Orchard.[6] It also serves the unincorporated Greene County areas of Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado,[7] and Mounds.

The district and its five schools provide comprehensive education for more than 3,600 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

It was established on September 17, 1947, and originated from the Greene County Rural School District.[4]

On July 1, 2004 the Delaplaine School District consolidated into the Greene County Tech School District.[8]

In the 2000’s, it passed multiple villages to pay for their athletics.

Schools

The district previously operated Delaplaine Elementary School (K-6) and Delaplaine High School (7-12) after the merger with the Delaplaine district; these schools served the area of the former Delaplaine district.[9] [10] The Delaplaine schools closed in 2007. Delaplaine mayor Larry Myrick stated that the community lost children with families after the school stopped operations.[11]

See also

References

  1. Web site: Home. Greene County Technical School District. 2020-03-05. 5413 West Kingshighway Paragould, AR 72450.
  2. Web site: School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Craighead County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-03-05.
  3. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Greene County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-05-12. - 2010 map
  4. Web site: History. Greene County Tech School District. 2021-03-05.
  5. Web site: School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Randolph County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-03-05.
  6. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clay County, AR . 2023-05-12 . U.S. Census Bureau. - 2010 map - Note the 13080 and boundary indicates that Peach Orchard is in a part of Greene County Tech 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.
  7. Web site: General Highway Map Greene County, Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Transportation. 2021-03-04. - See Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado, and Walcott on the map.
  8. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on April 25, 2018.
  9. https://web.archive.org/web/20041208210043/http://www.gctsd.k12.ar.us/display/DLP-hs/ Home
  10. https://web.archive.org/web/20041208205249/http://www.gctsd.k12.ar.us/display/DLP-ele/ Home
  11. Web site: Rural Arkansas struggles after schools close. KAIT. 2015-05-18. 2018-04-25.

Further reading

Maps of the district and predecessor school districts:

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