Harrison School District (Arkansas)

Harrison School District No. 1 is a public school district in Boone County, Arkansas, United States which serves the city of Harrison along with other unincorporated areas within the county. The Harrison School District serves one large contiguous area and a smaller non-contiguous area in the southeast portion of the county. It also includes a section of Newton County.

Schools

 * Harrison High School
 * Harrison Middle School
 * Eagle Heights Elementary School
 * Forest Heights Elementary School
 * Skyline Heights Elementary School
 * Woodland Heights Elementary School
 * Harrison Alternative School

Harrison Senior High School
Harrison Senior High School serves ninth through twelfth grades throughout the Harrison School District. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 598 and total full-time teachers was 48.40, with a teacher/student ratio of 12.36.

Harrison Middle School
Harrison Middle School serves fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades throughout the Harrison School District. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 425 and total full-time teachers was 24.70, with a teacher/student ratio of 17.21. The Harrison Middle School was dedicated in February, 2005.

Eagle Heights Elementary School
Eagle Heights Elementary School offers preschool through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 188 and total full-time teachers was 19.20, with a teacher/student ratio of 9.79.

Forest Heights Elementary School
Forest Heights Elementary School offers kindergarten through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 366 and total full-time teachers was 21.90, with a teacher/student ratio of 16.71. In mid-2011, an addition was completed at Forest Heights Elementary School as part of a $5 million facilities project which included other elementary schools in the district. In 2011, the school was nationally recognized with the top honor by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) as a National Blue Ribbon School.

Skyline Heights Elementary School
Skyline Heights Elementary School offers kindergarten through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 415 and total full-time teachers was 25.60, with a teacher/student ratio of 16.21.

Woodland Heights Elementary School
Woodland Heights Elementary School offers kindergarten through fourth grade. Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total enrollment in the school was 133 and total full-time teachers was 11.80, with a teacher/student ratio of 11.27.

Board of education
The Harrison School District Board of Education is composed of seven elected members. Elections are staggered. Regular meetings are held monthly. Parents and other members of the public may listen but may not speak or ask any questions during Harrison School Board of Education meetings. Current board members include:
 * Bill Boswell
 * Jon Burnside
 * Wordna Deere
 * Karen Dezort
 * Gwen Hoffman
 * Joe Melton
 * John Sherman

Staffing
Based on the 2009–2010 academic year, the total full-time staff of the Harrison School District was 433. The total full-time teachers was 201. The total number of non-teaching staff (including 9 administrators) was 232.

History
In 1980 the Newton County School District dissolved, with a portion going to the Harrison district.

Preschool began to be developed in the Harrison School District in 2006.

On February 25, 2010, the Harrison School District Board of Education announced the appointment of Dr. Melinda Moss as superintendent, effective July 1, 2010. She served as assistant superintendent and was selected out of four finalists.

Demographics
Within the geographic area covered by the Harrison School District, there were 4,624 individuals under the age of 18, during the 2009–2010 academic year. For 2019 the population was 20,576. The median household income was $43,240. 93% were White, 0% Black, 3% Hispanic or Latino, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian or Alaskan native, and 3% were of two or more races.