South Pike County School District, formerly Murfreesboro School District, is a public school district based in Murfreesboro, Arkansas, USA.
The school district encompasses of land in Pike and Clark counties."SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Pike County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 26, 2018. Note this map was made before the 2010 merger between the Delight and Murfreesboro school districts. For non-CDP unincorporated areas, compare to the highway map."SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Clark County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 26, 2018. Note this map was made before the 2010 merger between the Delight and Murfreesboro school districts. In addition to Murfreesboro, the district also serves Delight, Antoine, Bowen, Billstown, Pike City and Pisgah. - See Billstown, Bowen, Pike City, and Pisgah on the map.
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 Arkansas Board of Education 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." Arkansas Department of Education. 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." Arkansas Department of Education. 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.
References
Further reading Maps of the predecessor districts () ()
External links
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