Spring Hill School District (Arkansas) Explained

Spring Hill School District
Grades:K–12
Superintendent:Tom Wilson
Schools:2
Students:511
Teachers:44.41 (on FTE basis)
Staff:87.41 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:11.51
Accreditation:ADE
AdvancED
Mascot:Bear
Colors: Blue
Gold
Free Label:USNWR HS ranking
Free Text: Silver Award
#13 (AR)
#1669 (USA)
#20 (Most Connected)[1]
Location:633 AR 355 West
Hempstead County, Arkansas (Hope mailing address) 71801
Country:USA

Spring Hill School District is a public school district based in unincorporated Hempstead County, Arkansas, United States, with a Hope postal address but outside of the Hope city limits.[2] [3] The school district serves more than 500 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 85 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its two schools.

The school district encompasses 70.29mi2 of land in Hempstead County.

Schools

Both schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE). The schools' mascot is the Bear with blue and gold serving as the schools' colors.[4]

In 2012, Spring Hill was nationally recognized with the Silver Award in the U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools ranking report as the No. 13 school in the state and No. 1,669 in the nation, along with No. 20 in the report's Most Connected School ranking. The school is accredited by AdvancED since 1964.[5]

Spring Hill is one of twenty high schools to be recognized with the 2012 College Readiness Award by the Arkansas ACT Council in recognition of improving the participation rate of students taking the ACT college readiness exam.[6]

References

  1. News: 2012 Best High Schools . U.S. News & World Report . 26 October 2012.
  2. Web site: Home. Spring Hill School District. 2021-02-27. 633 Highway 355 W Hope, Arkansas 71801.
  3. Web site: SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Hempstead County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2021-02-27. - The map shows the district does not include the city limits of Hope.
  4. Web site: School Profile, Spring Hill High School . Arkansas Activities Association . 25 February 2013.
  5. Web site: School Profile, Foreman High School . AdvancED . 26 October 2012.
  6. Web site: Arkansas High Schools Receive College Readiness Award . Arkansas Department of Education . November 13, 2012 . January 28, 2013.