Pocahontas School District Explained

Pocahontas School District
Grades:	PK–12
Schools:	4
Students:	1,856
Teachers:	131.24 (on FTE basis)
Staff:	275.24 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:	14.14
Conference:	4A Region 3 (2012–14)
Accreditation:	ADE AdvancED (2009–)
Mascot:	Redskins
Colors:	Red White
Location:	2300 North Park Street Pocahontas, Arkansas 72455
Country:	USA

Pocahontas School District is a public school district based in Pocahontas, Arkansas, United States. The Pocahontas School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 2,000 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students. Students are from 165.38mi2 of land, encompassing Randolph County communities including all of Pocahontas.^{[1] [2]} Pocahontas School District is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and by AdvancED since 2009.^[3]

History

On July 1, 2010, the Twin Rivers School District was dissolved. A portion of the district was given to the Pocahontas district.^[4]

Schools

• Pocahontas High School—serving approximately 400 students in grades 10 through 12.
• Pocahontas Junior High School—serving more than 400 students in grades 7 through 9.
• M. D. Williams Intermediate School—serving approximately 550 students in grades 3 through 6.
• Alma Spikes Elementary School—serving approximately 450 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 2.

Prior to August 26, 1957, the district sent, via contract, high school-aged African-American children to Booker T. Washington High School in Jonesboro, Arkansas, which was operated by the Jonesboro School District. On that day the Jonesboro district's board of trustees ended the contract.^[5]

Further reading

Maps of the predecessor districts:

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

Notes and References

1. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Randolph County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 14, 2017. Note that this reflects the district before it absorbed a portion of the Twin Rivers School District.
2. "AGENDA STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION May 10, 2010." Arkansas Board of Education. On PDF p. 89/172 there is a map showing the reallocation of Twin Rivers territory to the successor school districts in 2010. This map was prepared by GIS Program Manager Learon Dalby and released on April 5, 2010.
3. Web site: Institution Summary, Pocahontas School District . AdvancED . 8 December 2012.
4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 21, 2017.
5. Web site: Booker T. Washington High School (Jonesboro). Encyclopedia of Arkansas. 2023-03-12.