Magnolia School District (Arkansas)

Magnolia School District is a public school district based in Magnolia, the county seat of Columbia County, Arkansas. It serves Magnolia, Village, McNeil, and Waldo.^[2] In the 2013-2014 school year the district had 2,746 students.^[3]

Magnolia School District
Address
1400 High School Drive Magnolia , Arkansas, 71753 United States
District information
Type	Public
Grades	PreK–12[1]
NCES District ID	0500044[1]
Students and staff
Students	2,693[1]
Teachers	219.19[1]
Staff	212.41[1]
Student–teacher ratio	12.29[1]
Other information
Website	www.magnliaschools.net

History

The Village School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 1986. The Walker School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2004. The Waldo School District consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2006.^[4] The Waldo district administration did not wish to consolidate into the Magnolia district, but the Arkansas Board of Education forced the merger with a unanimous vote.^[5]

The Arkansas Board of Education voted to dissolve the Stephens School District in 2014, and the portion in Columbia County, serving McNeil and the surrounding area, was given to the Magnolia School District. About 160 students were reassigned to Magnolia schools as a result.^[6]

Schools

Secondary education:

• Magnolia High School, serving grades 10 through 12.
• Magnolia Junior High School, serving grades 7 through 9.

Early childhood and elementary education:

• Central Elementary School, serving grades 4 through 6.
• Eastside Elementary School, serving grades 1 through 3.
• Eastside Kindergarten Center, serving kindergarten.
• Walker Pre-K Center, serving prekindergarten.

References

1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for MAGNOLIA SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Columbia County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 23, 2018. Note that since the publication of this map, in 2014 the Columbia County portion of the Stephens School District was absorbed by the Magnolia district. While the Waldo School District boundaries are indicated on the map, that district consolidated into the Magnolia district on July 1, 2006.
3. Musa, Aziza; Cynthia Howell (April 11, 2014). "Stephens school split-up OK'd". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved June 5, 2018. - See preview
4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
5. "State Education Board Approves Walnut Ridge and Black Rock School Merger". KAIT. April 10, 2006. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
6. McNeill, Mike (April 11, 2014). "5-2 state board vote shuts down Stephens School District". Magnolia Reporter. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

Further reading

• "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Columbia County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)

External links

• Official website