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History

On February 25, 2010, the Delight School District, which was required to merge with another school district due to its low student population, asked the

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to be merged into the adjacent Murfreesboro district. On July 1, 2010, the Murfreesboro School District and the Delight School District merged to form the South Pike County School District.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls
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. Retrieved May 26, 2018. The Murfreesboro district absorbed the Delight district and then changed its name to South Pike County School District.2010 FINAL Millage Report for Collection in 2011
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. June 13, 2011. Amended July 18, 2011. "Delight (3501) annexed to Murfreesboro, who changed their name to South Pike County, effective 7/1/10"

Demographics

In 2010, the pre-merger Murfreesboro district had 545 students, including 482 Whites, 26 Hispanics, and 24 African-Americans.

Schools

* Murfreesboro Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6. * Murfreesboro High School, serving grades 7 through 12.

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External links

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Petition for Annexation - Delight and Murfreesboro Districts

Murfreesboro School District No. 16 Pike County, Arkansas General Purpose Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2001

Murfreesboro School District No. 16 Pike County, Arkansas Regulatory Basis Financial Statements And Other Reports June 30, 2009
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