Type Public Superintendent Melinda Moss Newspaper Goblin Noise Number of schools 7 | Grades K–12 District mascot Goblins Number of students 2,788 | |
Enrollment 2,788 (2009-2010 academic year) Budget 21.6 million USD (2010-2011 academic year) Student teacher ratio 13.87 (2009-2010 academic year) | ||
Harrison School District 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.
Contents
- Map of Harrison School District AR USA
- Schools
- Harrison Senior High School
- Harrison Junior High School
- Harrison Middle School
- Eagle Heights Elementary School
- Forest Heights Elementary School
- Skyline Heights Elementary School
- Woodland Heights Elementary School
- Board of Education
- Staffing
- History
- Demographics
- References
Map of Harrison School District, AR, USA
Schools
Harrison Senior High School
Harrison Senior High School serves tenth 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.
Harrison Junior High School
Harrison Junior High School serves seventh through ninth grades throughout the Harrison School District. Based on the 2009-2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 663 and total full-time teachers was 49.40, with a teacher/student ratio of 13.42.
Harrison Middle School
Harrison Middle School serves fifth and sixth 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. The Harrison Middle School was dedicated in February, 2005.
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.
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. 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. 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.
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.
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.
Board of Education
The Harrison School District Board of Education is composed of seven elected members. Elections are staggered. Regular meetings are held monthly. Parents and other members of the public may listen but may not speak or ask any questions during Harrison School Board of Education meetings. Current board members include:
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.
History
Preschool began to be developed in the Harrison School District in 2006.
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.
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.