Cleveland County School District is a public
school district
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based in
Rison, Arkansas
Rison is a city in and the county seat of Cleveland County, Arkansas, Cleveland County, Arkansas, United States. Its population was 1,344 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 U.S. census. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan St ...
,
United States
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. The school district encompasses of land, including portions of
Cleveland County and
Bradley County.
Within Cleveland County it serves Rison,
Kingsland,
Staves, and
New Edinburg.
The district provides comprehensive education for more than 800 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students while employing more than 135 teachers and staff. The district and its schools are accredited by the
Arkansas Department of Education
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(ADE).
History
It was established by the July 1, 2004 consolidation of the
Rison School District and the
Kingsland School District.
[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
" Arkansas Department of Education
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
Schools
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Rison High School
Rison High School (RHS) is a comprehensive public high school serving students in grades 7 through 12 in the rural community of Rison, Arkansas, United States. It is one of two public high schools in Cleveland County, and is the sole high scho ...
, located in Rison and serving more than 350 students in grades 7 through 12.
* Rison Elementary School, located in Rison and serves students in kindergarten through grade 6.
* Head Start, located in
Kingsland and serves pre-kindergarten.
References
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School districts in Arkansas
Education in Bradley County, Arkansas
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School districts established in 2004