Rivercrest School District Explained

Rivercrest School District
Established:1968
Grades:PK–12
Superintendent:Mike Smith
Schools:4
Students:1,364
Teachers:96.73 (on FTE basis)
Staff:223.73 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:14.10
Conference:3 AAA Region 3
Accreditation:Arkansas Department of Education
Mascot:Colt
Colors: Red Gray
Location:1700 W. State Hwy 14
Mississippi County (Wilson address), AR 72395
Country:United States

Rivercrest School District, formerly Southern Mississippi County School District, is a public school district based in Rivercrest High School in unincorporated Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States, with a Wilson postal address.[1] The school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,300 prekindergarten through grade 12 students and employs more than 220 staff (including faculty) at its two facilities. The district encompasses 363.77mi2 of land in Mississippi County.

It serves the municipalities of Wilson, Bassett, Birdsong, Dyess, Joiner, Keiser, Luxora, Marie, and Victoria. It also includes a portion of Osceola and a small portion of Etowah.[2] Additionally several unincorporated areas are on the map: Driver, and Frenchmans Bayou.[3]

Rivercrest School District and its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

It was formed in 1968 by the merger of the Dyess, Keiser, Shawnee, and Wilson school districts.[4]

On July 1, 1986, the Luxora School District consolidated into the Southern Mississippi County School District.[5]

Schools

Demographics

As of 2011, 64% of the students were white.[6]

References

  1. "Schools." Rivercrest School District. Retrieved on August 20, 2017. "Contact Address: 1700 W. State Hwy 14 Wilson, AR 72395" and "Rivercrest High School 1700 W. State Hwy. 14 Wilson, AR 72395"
  2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Mississippi County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 20, 2017. Compare with highway map for unincorporated areas.
  3. Web site: General Highway Map Mississippi County, Arkansas. Arkansas Department of Transportation. 2021-02-25. - See Driver and Frenchmans Bayou on the map.
  4. Web site: Goatcher. Truett. School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?. Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. January 1999. 12 (PDF p. 15/27).
  5. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
  6. Web site: School Case Studies Wonder Elementary School Osceola Middle School Dollarway High School. State of Arkansas Bureau of Legislative Research. November 2011. - Cited: p. 14 (PDF p. 16/50).