Harrison School District (Arkansas)

Harrison School District No. 1 is a public school district in Boone County, Arkansas, United States which serves the city of Harrison along with other unincorporated areas within the county. The Harrison School District serves one large contiguous area and a smaller non-contiguous area in the southeast portion of the county.^[4] It also includes a section of Newton County.^[5]

Harrison School District
Location
110 South Cherry Street Harrison, Arkansas 72601 United States
Coordinates	36°13′46″N 93°06′46″W / 36.22957°N 93.11267°W / 36.22957; -93.11267
District information
Type	Public
Grades	K–12
Superintendent	Stewert Pratt^[1]
Budget	$21.6 million (2010-2011 academic year)^[2]
Students and staff
Enrollment	2,788 (2009-2010 academic year)^[3]
Student–teacher ratio	13.87 (2009-2010 academic year)^[3]
District mascot	Golden Goblins
Colors	Blue and Gold
Other information
Newspaper	Goblin Noise
Website	harrisongoblins.org

Schools

• Harrison High School^[6]
• Harrison Middle School
• Eagle Heights Elementary School
• Forest Heights Elementary School
• Skyline Heights Elementary School
• Woodland Heights Elementary School
• Harrison Alternative School

Harrison Senior High School

Harrison Senior High School serves ninth through twelfth grades throughout the Harrison School District. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 598 and total full-time teachers was 48.40, with a teacher/student ratio of 12.36.^[7]

Harrison Middle School

Harrison Middle School serves fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades throughout the Harrison School District. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 425 and total full-time teachers was 24.70, with a teacher/student ratio of 17.21.^[8] The Harrison Middle School was dedicated in February, 2005.^[9]

Eagle Heights Elementary School

Eagle Heights Elementary School offers preschool through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 188 and total full-time teachers was 19.20, with a teacher/student ratio of 9.79.^[10]

Forest Heights Elementary School

Forest Heights Elementary School offers kindergarten through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 366 and total full-time teachers was 21.90, with a teacher/student ratio of 16.71.^[11] In mid-2011, an addition was completed at Forest Heights Elementary School as part of a $5 million facilities project which included other elementary schools in the district.^[12] In 2011, the school was nationally recognized with the top honor by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) as a National Blue Ribbon School.^[13]

Skyline Heights Elementary School

Skyline Heights Elementary School offers kindergarten through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 415 and total full-time teachers was 25.60, with a teacher/student ratio of 16.21.^[14]

Woodland Heights Elementary School

Woodland Heights Elementary School offers kindergarten through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 133 and total full-time teachers was 11.80, with a teacher/student ratio of 11.27.^[15]

Board of education

The Harrison School District Board of Education is composed of seven elected members. Elections are staggered. Regular meetings are held monthly.^[16] Parents and other members of the public may listen but may not speak or ask any questions during Harrison School Board of Education meetings.^[17][18] Current board members include:

• Bill Boswell
• Jon Burnside
• Wordna Deere
• Karen Dezort
• Gwen Hoffman
• Joe Melton
• John Sherman

Staffing

Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total full-time staff of the Harrison School District was 433. The total full-time teachers was 201. The total number of non-teaching staff (including 9 administrators) was 232.^[19]

History

In 1980 the Newton County School District dissolved, with a portion going to the Harrison district.^[20]

Preschool began to be developed in the Harrison School District in 2006.^[21]

On February 25, 2010, the Harrison School District Board of Education announced the appointment of Dr. Melinda Moss as superintendent, effective July 1, 2010. She served as assistant superintendent and was selected out of four finalists.^[22]

Demographics

Within the geographic area covered by the Harrison School District, there were 4,624 individuals under the age of 18, during the 2009–2010 academic year.^[23] For 2019 the population was 20,576. The median household income was $43,240. 93% were White, 0% Black, 3% Hispanic or Latino, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian or Alaskan native, and 3% were of two or more races.^[24]

See also

•  United States portal
•  Schools portal

• List of school districts in Arkansas

References

1. . www.harrisongoblins.org. Archived from the original on February 12, 2018. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
2. (PDF). Harrison School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
3. "District Details (2009-2010 school year): Characteristics". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
4. School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Boone County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
5. School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Newton County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
6. . Harrison School District. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
7. "Harrison Senior High School Details". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
8. "Harrison Middle School Details". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
9. White, James L. (February 14, 2005). "400 at Harrison Middle School dedication". Harrison Daily Times. Harrison, Arkansas. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
10. "Eagle Heights Elementary School Details". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
11. "Forest Heights Elementary School Details". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
12. "Harrison school board meets at Forest Heights tonight". Harrison Daily Times. Harrison, Arkansas. August 16, 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
13. . Arkansas Department of Education. Archived from the original on March 26, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2012.
14. "Skyline Heights Elementary School Details". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
15. "Woodland Heights Elementary School Details". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
16. . Harrison School District. Archived from the original on May 2, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
17. (PDF). Harrison School District. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
18. Harrison School Board (2012), Agenda Information, Agenda Information, Harrison School Board
19. "District Details (2009-2010 school year): Staff". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
20. Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 17 (PDF p. 17/27).
21. White, James L. (February 26, 2006). "Harrison School developing its own preschool". Harrison Daily Times. Harrison, Arkansas. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
22. "Harrison promotes Moss to superintendent". Harrison Daily Times. Harrison, Arkansas. February 27, 2010. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
23. "District Details (2009-2010 school year): Census". National Center for Educational Statistics. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
24. "ACS School District Profile 2015-19".

Further reading

These include maps of predecessor districts:

• "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Boone County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. December 31, 1954. (Download)
• "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Newton County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. December 31, 1954. (Download)

External links

• Official website
• Harrison School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
• Boone County School District Reference Map (US Census Bureau, 2010)
• Harrison School District (National Center for Education Statistics)
• 2010 Arkansas Legislative Audit for the Harrison School District^{[permanent dead link]}