South Pike County School District, formerly Murfreesboro School District, is a public school district based in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, USA.
South Pike County School District | |
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Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Grades | PK–12 |
Superintendent | Brad Sullivan |
Accreditation | Arkansas Department of Education |
Schools |
Murfreesboro High School Murfreesboro Elementary |
NCES District ID | 0510320 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 725 [1] |
Teachers | 89.33 [1] |
Staff | 58.25 [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 8.12 [1] |
District mascot | Rattlers |
Colors | Red Black |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
The school district encompasses 219.99 square miles (569.8 km2) of land in Pike and Clark counties. [2] [3] In addition to Murfreesboro, the district also serves Delight, Antoine, [2] Bowen, Billstown, Pike City and Pisgah. [4] [5]
On February 25, 2010, the Delight School District, which was required to merge with another school district due to its low student population, asked the Arkansas Board of Education to be merged into the adjacent Murfreesboro district. [6]
On July 1, 2010, the Murfreesboro School District and the Delight School District merged to form the South Pike County School District. [7] The Murfreesboro district absorbed the Delight district and then changed its name to South Pike County School District. [8]
In 2010, the pre-merger Murfreesboro district had 545 students, including 482 Whites, 26 Hispanics, and 24 African-Americans. [6]
Maps of the predecessor districts
South Pike County School District, formerly Murfreesboro School District, is a public school district based in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, USA.
South Pike County School District | |
---|---|
Location | |
United States | |
District information | |
Grades | PK–12 |
Superintendent | Brad Sullivan |
Accreditation | Arkansas Department of Education |
Schools |
Murfreesboro High School Murfreesboro Elementary |
NCES District ID | 0510320 [1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 725 [1] |
Teachers | 89.33 [1] |
Staff | 58.25 [1] |
Student–teacher ratio | 8.12 [1] |
District mascot | Rattlers |
Colors | Red Black |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
The school district encompasses 219.99 square miles (569.8 km2) of land in Pike and Clark counties. [2] [3] In addition to Murfreesboro, the district also serves Delight, Antoine, [2] Bowen, Billstown, Pike City and Pisgah. [4] [5]
On February 25, 2010, the Delight School District, which was required to merge with another school district due to its low student population, asked the Arkansas Board of Education to be merged into the adjacent Murfreesboro district. [6]
On July 1, 2010, the Murfreesboro School District and the Delight School District merged to form the South Pike County School District. [7] The Murfreesboro district absorbed the Delight district and then changed its name to South Pike County School District. [8]
In 2010, the pre-merger Murfreesboro district had 545 students, including 482 Whites, 26 Hispanics, and 24 African-Americans. [6]
Maps of the predecessor districts