Greene County Tech School District

Greene County Technical School District (Greene County Tech.) is a public school district based in Paragould, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 344.38 square miles (891.9 km2) of land, including portions of Greene County, Randolph County, Craighead County, and Clay County serving a portion of the city of Paragould and the towns of O Kean, Delaplaine, Peach Orchard and the rural communities of Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado, Mounds, and Walcott.

Greene County Technical School District
Location
5413 West Kings Hwy
Paragould, Arkansas 72450
United States
District information
MottoInvesting In The Future...One Student At A Time.
GradesPK–12
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools5[1]
NCES District ID0513080[1]
Students and staff
Students3,641[1]
Teachers243.68 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff531.68 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.94[1]
District mascotGolden eagle
Colors     Green
     Gold
Other information
Websitewww.gctsd.k12.ar.us

The district and its five schools provide comprehensive education for more than 3,600 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

On July 1, 2004 the Delaplaine School District consolidated into the Greene County Tech School District.[2]

Schools
  • Greene County Tech High School, located in Paragould and serving more than 700 students in grades 10 through 12.
  • Greene County Tech Junior High School, located in Paragould and serving more than 500 students in grades 8 and 9.
  • Greene County Tech Intermediate School, located in Paragould and serving more than 500 students in grades 6 and 7.
  • Greene County Tech Elementary School, located in Paragould and serving more than 900 students in grades 3 through 5.
  • Greene County Tech Primary School, located in Paragould and serving more than 900 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 2.

The district previously operated Delaplaine Elementary School (K-6) and Delaplaine High School (7-12) after the merger with the Delaplaine district; these schools served the area of the former Delaplaine district.[3][4] The Delaplaine schools closed in 2007. Delaplaine mayor Larry Myrick stated that the community lost children with families after the school stopped operations.[5]

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greene County Technical School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 9 February 2013.
  2. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on April 25, 2018.
  3. Home. Delaplaine High School. December 8, 2004. Retrieved on April 25, 2018.
  4. Home. Delaplaine Elementary School. December 8, 2004. Retrieved on April 25, 2018.
  5. "Rural Arkansas struggles after schools close". KAIT. 2005-05-18. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
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