Ozark Mountain School District (OMSD) is a public school district that provides

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to its students from prekindergarten to grade 12 and is situated in the

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(hence the name of the district) and covers in northern

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. Within Searcy County the district includes St. Joe, Gilbert, and Pindall. Within Newton County the district includes Western Grove. The district also includes a section of Marion County.

History

OMSD formed in 2004 as a result of an Arkansas law stating that school districts must have a minimum of 350 students. This requirement led to the July 1, 2004 consolidation of three separate school districts, Bruno–Pyatt, St. Joe and Western Grove, into the Ozark Mountain School District.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. In 2012, the nearby Lead Hill School District failed in an attempt to consolidate with OMSD.

Schools

Ozark Mountain School District consists of three separate K-12 campus: Bruno Pyatt, St. Joe, and Western Grove. ; High schools and middle schools The three secondary education facilities that the district maintains are as follows: * Bruno–Pyatt High School – Located in

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, this Marion County-based school has the mascot of the Bears with gray and blue as its school colors. * St. Joe High School – Located in St. Joe, this Searcy County-based school has the mascot of the Bears with gray and blue as its school colors. *

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– Located in Western Grove, this Newton County-based school has the mascot of the Bears with gray and blue as its school colors. Each school was listed and unranked in the Best High Schools 2012 report developed by '' U.S. News & World Report''. ; Elementary schools * Bruno–Pyatt Elementary School * St. Joe Elementary School * Western Grove Elementary School

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External links

* {{official website, http://ozarkmountainschooldistrict.com/ Ozarks School districts in Arkansas Education in Marion County, Arkansas Education in Newton County, Arkansas Education in Searcy County, Arkansas School districts established in 2004 2004 establishments in Arkansas

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