Rivercrest School District

Rivercrest School District, formerly Southern Mississippi County School District, is a public school district based in Rivercrest High School in unincorporated Mississippi County, Arkansas, United States, in proximity to Marie and with a Wilson postal address.[2] The school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,300 prekindergarten through grade 12 students and employs more than 220 staff (including faculty) at its two facilities. The district encompasses 363.77 square miles (942.2 km2) of land in Mississippi County.

Rivercrest School District
Location
22 Jefferson
Wilson, Arkansas 72395
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
Established1971
SuperintendentMike Smith
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools4[1]
NCES District ID0500045[1]
Students and staff
Students1,364[1]
Teachers96.73 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff223.73 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.10[1]
Athletic conference3 AAA Region 3
District mascotColt
Colors     Red      Gray
Other information
Websiterivercrestcolts.org

It serves the communities of Wilson, Joiner, Birdsong, Dyess, Frenchmans Bayou, Bassett, Keiser, a portion of Osceola, a small section of Etowah, Luxora, Victoria, Driver, and Marie.[3]

Rivercrest School District and its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

On July 1, 1986, the Luxora School District consolidated into the Southern Mississippi County School District.[4]

Schools
  • Rivercrest High School —serving more than 540 students in grades 7 through 12.
  • Rivercrest Junior High School
  • Rivercrest Elementary School -serving more than 700 Pre-Kindergarten through grade 6.
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References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for SO. MISS. County School DIST". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
  2. "Schools." Rivercrest School District. Retrieved on August 20, 2017. "Contact Address: 1700 W. State Hwy 14 Wilson, AR 72395" and "Rivercrest High School 1700 W. State Hwy. 14 Wilson, AR 72395"
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Mississippi County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on August 20, 2017.
  4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.


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