Jasper_School_District

Jasper School District

Jasper School District

School district in Arkansas, United States

Jasper Public School District 1[2] is a public school district based in Jasper, Arkansas, United States. The school district supports early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 900 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 200 educators and staff at its six schools and district offices.

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Jasper is geographically one of the state's largest school districts and encompasses 612.59 square miles (1,586.6 km2) of land in Newton,[3] Johnson,[4] Madison,[5] Franklin,[6] and Carroll counties.[7]

History

In 1980 the Newton County School District dissolved, with a portion going to the Jasper district.[8]

On July 1, 2004, the Kingston School District and the Oark School District merged into the Jasper district.[9] The consolidation gave the new Jasper school district a low population density, so it qualified for extra state funding. Circa 2006 it collected an extra $711,000 meant for isolated school districts. Around the time the Jasper district was considered to be having financial problems.[10]

Schools

Elementary education:

Secondary education:

References

  1. [1]
    "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for JASPER SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Jasper District Page". Archived from the original on December 11, 2005. Retrieved December 11, 2005.
  3. [3]
    School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Newton County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  4. [4]
    School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Johnson County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  5. [5]
    School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Madison County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  6. [6]
    School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Franklin County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  7. [7]
    School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Carroll County, AR (PDF) (Map). US Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
  8. [8]
    Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 17 (PDF p. 17/27).
  9. [9]
    "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
  10. [10]
    Shiras, Ginger (January 19, 2006). "Schools get $1.22 million Deer-Mt. Judea, Jasper collect isolated funds". Bolivar Herald-Free Press. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

Further reading

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