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Hillcrest School District

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Hillcrest School District
Location
146 South Main Street
Strawberry, Arkansas 72469
United States
District information
TypeComprehensive public
GradesPK–12
Accreditation(s)ADE
Schools2
NCES District ID0500071[1]
Students and staff
Students459[1]
Teachers37.75 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff83.75 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.16[1]
Athletic conference1A Region 2 (2012–14)
District mascotScreamin' Eagles
Colors  Red
  White
  Blue
Other information
Websitehillcrest.k12.ar.us

Hillcrest School District is a school district based in Strawberry, Arkansas, United States. The district encompasses 266.08 square miles (689.1 km2) of land[citation needed] in Lawrence, Independence,[2] and Sharp counties,[3] and serves portions of Strawberry, Lynn, Smithville,[4] Poughkeepsie,[5][6] and Saffell.[7]

History

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On July 1, 2004, the district formed as a result of the merger of the River Valley School District with the Lynn School District. On July 1, 2010, the Twin Rivers School District was dissolved. A portion of the district was given to the Hillcrest district.[5]

Schools

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Hillcrest School District supports more than 450 students with more than 80 faculty and staff for its two schools:

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hillcrest School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Independence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
  3. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Sharp County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Note this map reflects the status before the dissolution of the Twin Rivers School District.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lawrence County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. For Saffel compare to the highway map.
  5. ^ a b "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017. Note the Poughkeepsie School District merged with the Strawberry School District to form River Valley, and that one merged with Lynn to form Hillcrest.
  6. ^ "General Highway Map Sharp County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 6, 2021. - See Poughkeepsie on the map.
  7. ^ "General Highway Map Lawrence County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 6, 2021. - See Saffel on the map.

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