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Grades
  
PK–12

Asst. Superintendent(s)
  
Mark Sparks

Teachers
  
68.07 (on FTE)

Number of students
  
919

Staff
  
167.07 (on FTE)

Colors
  
Red, White, Blue

Superintendent
  
Janie Darr

District ID
  
0509720

Athletic conference
  
3A Region 1 (2012–14)

Schools
  
3

Student teacher ratio
  
13.5

Accreditation
  
Arkansas Department of Education

Melbourne School District is a public school district based in Melbourne, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses 256.45 square miles (664.2 km2) of land and serves early childhood, elementary and secondary education to numerous Izard County and Sharp County communities including Melbourne and all or portions of Sidney, Mountain View, Evening Shade, Mount Pleasant, Sage, Brockwell, Guion, and Violet Hill.

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Map of Melbourne School District, AR, USA

Secondary education

  • Melbourne High School (Bearkatz), located in Melbourne and serving more than 400 students in grades 7 through 12.

    • Early childhood and elementary education

  • Melbourne Elementary School, located in Melbourne and serving more than 350 students in kindergarten through grade 6.
  • Mount Pleasant Elementary School, located in Mount Pleasant and serving approximately 150 students in kindergarten through grade 6.

    • Awards and recognition

    Melbourne schools have been nationally recognized on several occasions.

  • In 2009, Mount Pleasant Elementary School received the top honor from the U.S. Department of Education in being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School.
  • In 2012, Mount Pleasant is recognized as a National Title I Distinguished School by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).
  • Melbourne High School is nationally recognized as a Bronze Medalist in the Best High Schools Report 2012 and 2015 by U.S. News & World Report".
  • Melbourne High School is one of twenty high schools to be recognized with the 2012 College Readiness Award by the Arkansas ACT Council in recognition of improving the participation rate of students taking the ACT college readiness exam.

    • References

    Melbourne School District Wikipedia
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