Grades PK–12 District ID 0500046 Athletic conference 3A Region 3 (2012–14) Number of students 1,035 Schools 3 Student teacher ratio 12.74 | Superintendent Pam Castor Teachers 81.26 (on FTE basis) District mascot Lions Motto A Great Place To Be Staff 173.26 (on FTE basis) Colors black, Gold | |
Accreditations Arkansas Department of Education, AdvancED | ||
Manila School District (or Manila Public Schools) is a public school district based in Manila, Arkansas. Manila Public Schools serves more than 1,000 students and employs more than 170 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its three schools and district office. The school district encompasses 134.66 square miles (348.8 km2) of land in Mississippi County as one of the county's six school districts and serves all or portions of the communities of Manila, Etowah, West Ridge, Leachville, Osceola, and Lepanto.
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Map of Manila School District, AR, USA
Early history
In the late 1880s, Manila’s first school was located about a half mile north of its present location on Olympia and Davis streets. Students were taught in a one-room schoolhouse by teacher Benjamin Bollinger, with most students only completing a few grades at the little elementary school. Then, on May 21, 1926, Manila graduated its first class of five seniors.
Current history
Manila School District and each of its three schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and has been accredited by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association) since 1966.
The Manila School District is one of 35 school districts listed as "Achieving" (the highest rating) by the Arkansas Department of Education in support of Adequate Yearly Progress and Augmented Benchmark Examinations.
Manila High School is nationally recognized as a Bronze Medalist in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report.