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Corning School District is a public
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based in
Corning, Arkansas Corning is a city in Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 3,377 at the 2010 census. It is one of the two county seats of Clay County, along with Piggott. History The original settlement was approximately one mile east and was ...
,
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. The school district encompasses of land, including portions of
Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman: * Clay County, Alabama * Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County) * Clay County, Flor ...
and
Randolph County Randolph County is the name of eight counties in the United States: *Randolph County, Alabama *Randolph County, Arkansas *Randolph County, Georgia *Randolph County, Illinois *Randolph County, Indiana *Randolph County, Missouri *Randolph County, Nort ...
. Clay County communities include Corning, Datto, Knobel, McDougal, and
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. - 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 th
finder of
ArcGIS used by the State of Arkansas confirms it is an
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of Greene County Tech.
Randolph County communities include Reyno and almost all of Biggers.
Peach Orchard The Peach Orchard is a Gettysburg Battlefield site at the southeast corner of the north-south Emmitsburg Road intersection with the Wheatfield Road. The orchard is demarcated on the east and south by Birney Avenue, which provides access tvariou ...
is not in the Corning district, but is in an
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of the Greene County Tech School District, and an
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of the Corning district. The district provides comprehensive education for more than 1,050 prekindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the
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(ADE) and AdvancED.


History

The Knobel School District consolidated with the Corning School District on July 1, 1985.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
In May 2004, the former Biggers–Reyno School District consolidated with the Corning School District. The consolidation became effective July 1 of that year.


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 * Park Elementary School, located in Corning and serving more than 275 students in prekindergarten through grade 2


References


Further reading

Includes boundaries of predecessor districts:
2004-2005 School District Map
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2006-2007 School District Map
but the shape didn't change then-->
Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
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External links

* {{Portal, United States, Schools School districts in Arkansas Education in Clay County, Arkansas Education in Randolph County, Arkansas