Harrisburg School District (or Harrisburg Public Schools) is an accredited public
school district
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based in
Harrisburg, Arkansas,
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. The school district encompasses of land in
Poinsett County, Arkansas
Poinsett County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,583. The county seat is Harrisburg.
Poinsett County is included in the Jonesboro–Paragould Combined Statistical Area.
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, including Harrisburg,
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,
Waldenburg, and
Weiner.
The district from its five facilities provides comprehensive education for pre-kindergarten through grade 12 and is accredited by the
Arkansas Department of Education
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(ADE) and has been accredited by
AdvancED since 2009.
History
According to the district's website, by 1897, it became evident that Harrisburg needed a new school building. A two story brick building was constructed on Brooks Street. It was a grammar school including grades one through nine. This building served school children in Harrisburg until March 1919 when a much larger two-story brick building was constructed on South Street. From September 1918 until March 3, 1919, students attended classes in churches until the new building was completed. For more than 50 years this building served as a place of education for students in the Harrisburg School District. For 30 years it was the only building on campus.
Consolidation in the Harrisburg School District began in 1945 with Greenfield District followed by Bethel, Whitehall, Wyley Crossing, Bolivar, Burrow, Pleasant View and Valley View. Average daily attendance rose from 317 in 1943-44 to 937 in 1959-51. Whitaker and Weona School District were shut down and joined the Harrisburg School System.
On July 1, 2010,
Weiner School District
Weiner School District or Weiner Public Schools was a school district headquartered in Weiner, Arkansas, United States. It operated Weiner Elementary School and Weiner High School.
History
By 2010 the student population of the Weiner district ha ...
was annexed by the Harrisburg School District.
Harrisburg School District now consists of 4 schools.
Schools
Secondary schools:
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Harrisburg High School, serving more than 325 students in grades 9 through 12.
* Harrisburg Middle School, serving more than 350 students in grades 5 through 8.
Elementary schools:
* Harrisburg Elementary School, serving more than 400 students in pre-kindergarten and 4.
* Weiner Elementary School, serving more than 150 students in kindergarten through 6.
In 2012, Harrisburg Elementary received a Bronze Award in the HealthierUS School Challenge that recognizes excellence in nutrition and physical activity by the
Food and Nutrition Service
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of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Weiner High School
Weiner High School was a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 7 through 12 in Weiner, Arkansas, United States. Weiner was one of five public high schools in Poinsett County and one of two high schools in the Harrisburg School D ...
was previously a part of the district until 2013, when it closed.
References
Further reading
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Download - Includes boundaries of the Harrisburg District and the Weiner District
External links
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{{Portal, United States, Schools
School districts in Arkansas
Education in Poinsett County, Arkansas
School districts established in 1897
1897 establishments in Arkansas