Greene County Technical School District | |
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Location | |
5413 West Kings Hwy
United StatesParagould, Arkansas 72450 | |
District information | |
Motto | Investing In The Future...One Student At A Time. |
Grades | PK–12 |
Accreditation | Arkansas Department of Education |
Schools | 5 [1] |
NCES District ID | 0513080 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 3,641 [1] |
Teachers | 243.68 (on FTE basis) [1] |
Staff | 531.68 (on FTE basis) [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 14.94 [1] |
District mascot | Golden eagle |
Colors | Green Gold |
Other information | |
Website |
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Greene County Technical School District (Greene County Tech.) is a public school district based in Paragould, Arkansas, United States. [2] The school district encompasses 344.38 square miles (891.9 km2) of land,[ citation needed] including portions of Greene County, Randolph County, Craighead County, [3] 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. [4] The portion of Paragould in the district makes up 18 square miles (47 km2). [5] Within Randolph County it serves O Kean. [6] Within Clay County it serves Peach Orchard. [7] It also serves the unincorporated Greene County areas of Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado, [8] and Mounds.[ citation needed]
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).
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It was established on September 17, 1947, and originated from the Greene County Rural School District. [5]
On July 1, 2004 the Delaplaine School District consolidated into the Greene County Tech School District. [9]
In the 2000’s, it passed multiple villages to pay for their athletics.[ citation needed][ clarification needed]
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. [10] [11] The Delaplaine schools closed in 2007. Delaplaine mayor Larry Myrick stated that the community lost children with families after the school stopped operations. [12]
5413 West Kingshighway Paragould, AR 72450
Maps of the district and predecessor school districts: