Corning School District is a public school district based in Corning, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 364.77 square miles (944.7 km2) of land,[citation needed] including portions of Clay County and Randolph County. Clay County communities include Corning, Datto, Knobel, McDougal, and Success.[2] Randolph County communities include Reyno and almost all of Biggers.[3] Peach Orchard is not in the Corning district, but is in an exclave of the Greene County Tech School District, and an enclave of the Corning district.[2]
The district provides comprehensive education for more than 1,050 prekindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and AdvancED.[4]
History
The Knobel School District consolidated with the Corning School District on July 1, 1985.[5]
In May 2004, the former Biggers–Reyno School District consolidated with the Corning School District.[6] The consolidation became effective July 1 of that year.[5]
Schools
- Corning High School, located in Corning and serving more than 450 students in grades 7 through 12
- Central Elementary School, located in Corning and serving more than 300 students in grades 3 through 6[7]
- Park Elementary School, located in Corning and serving more than 275 students in prekindergarten through grade 2
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Corning School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "School District Reference Map (2010 Censusd): Clay County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021. - Note the 13080 and boundary indicates that Peach Orchard is in a part of Greene County Tech School District territory surrounded by Corning School District territory. The article in The Encyclopedia of Arkansas stated that Peach Orchard is in the Corning district, but the finder of ArcGIS used by the State of Arkansas confirms it is an exclave of Greene County Tech.
- ^ "School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Poinsett County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
- ^ "Institution Summary, Corning School District". AdvancED. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ a b "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Archived September 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
- ^ "State Board of Education, Meeting Minutes May 17, 2004" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
- ^ "Corning Schools". NCES. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
Further reading
Includes boundaries of predecessor districts:
- 2004-2005 School District Map
- Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Clay County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Randolph County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
