Kingsland School District was a school district headquartered in

Kingsland, Arkansas Kingsland is a town in Cleveland County, south central Arkansas, United States. It is included in the Pine Bluff, Arkansas Metropolitan Statistical Area, and had a population of 447 at the 2010 U.S. census. It is known as the birthplace of musici ...

. It operated Kingsland Elementary School and

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. Its mascot was the greyhound.

History

In 1890 a two-story building became Kingsland's first school. A new school built as part of the

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(WPA) opened in 1940. A bus maintenance building was built in 1993. A fine arts building and two classroom structures opened in a period between 1986 and 2001. Circa 2001 multiple renovations had occurred.History
" Kingsland School District. April 18, 2001. Retrieved on October 18, 2017. On July 1, 1985, the New Edinburg district consolidated into the Kingsland district. On July 1, 2004, the school district consolidated with the

Rison School District Rison School District was a school district headquartered in Rison, Arkansas. It operated Rison Elementary School and Rison High School. Its mascot was the wildcat. It included the community of Staves.Download - Match with location on the Census ...

to form the

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. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.

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* Education in Cleveland County, Arkansas Defunct school districts in Arkansas 2004 disestablishments in Arkansas School districts disestablished in 2004 1890 establishments in Arkansas School districts established in 1890 {{Arkansas-school-stub

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