Norfork School District Explained

Norfork School District
Grades:	K–12
Superintendent:	Chip Layne
Schools:	2
Students:	463
Teachers:	45.78 (on FTE basis)
Staff:	97.78 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:	10.11
Conference:	1A 2 North
Accreditation:	Arkansas Department of Education
Mascot:	Panthers
Colors:	Red Black White
Location:	44 Fireball Lane Norfork, Arkansas 72658
Country:	USA

Norfork School District is a public school district based in Norfork, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 163.02mi2 of land including all of Norfork and portions of several Baxter County communities including Briarcliff, and Salesville.^[1]

The district provides comprehensive education for kindergarten through grade 12, is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE), and its high school is also accredited by AdvancED since 2002.^[2]

History

On July 1, 1993, Tri-County School District was disestablished with territory given to multiple districts, including Norfork.^[3]

Schools

• Norfork High School, serving more than 200 students in grades 7 through 12.
• Arrie Goforth Intermediate School, serving more than 212 students in kindergarten through 6th grade

Further reading

These include maps of predecessor districts:

• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Baxter County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)

Notes and References

1. Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Baxter County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-03-04.
2. Web site: Institution Summary, Norfork High School . AdvancED . 2 December 2012.
3. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.