Greene County Tech School District

Greene County Technical School District
Location
5413 West Kings Hwy
Paragould, Arkansas 72450
United States
District information
MottoInvesting In The Future...One Student At A Time.
GradesPK–12
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools5[1]
NCES District ID0513080[1]
Students and staff
Students3,641[1]
Teachers243.68 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff531.68 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.94[1]
District mascotGolden eagle
Colors  Green
  Gold
Other information
Websitewww.gctsd.k12.ar.us

Greene County Technical School District (Greene County Tech.) is a public school district based in Paragould, Arkansas, United States.[2] The school district encompasses 344.38 square miles (891.9 km2) of land,[citation needed] including portions of Greene County, Randolph County, Craighead County,[3] and Clay County.

Within Greene County it serves the southern portion of Paragould and the municipality of Delaplaine, as well as the census-designated place of Walcott.[4] The portion of Paragould in the district makes up 18 square miles (47 km2).[5] Within Randolph County it serves O Kean.[6] Within Clay County it serves Peach Orchard.[7] It also serves the unincorporated Greene County areas of Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado,[8] and Mounds.[citation needed]

The district and its five schools provide comprehensive education for more than 3,600 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greene County Technical School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
  2. ^ "Home". Greene County Technical School District. Retrieved March 5, 2020. 5413 West Kingshighway Paragould, AR 72450
  3. ^ "School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Craighead County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Greene County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2023. - 2010 map
  5. ^ "History". Greene County Tech School District. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "School District Reference Map (2010 Census): Randolph County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Clay County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 12, 2023. - 2010 map - Note the 13080 and boundary indicates that Peach Orchard is in a part of Greene County Tech 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 the finder of ArcGIS used by the State of Arkansas confirms it is an exclave of Greene County Tech.
  8. ^ "General Highway Map Greene County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 4, 2021. - See Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado, and Walcott on the map.