Greenbrier School District

Greenbrier School District 19 (GSD) is a school district based in Greenbrier, Arkansas, United States. GSD supports more than 3,100 students in kindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 390 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its six schools.

Greenbrier School District
Location
4 School Drive
Greenbrier, Arkansas 72734
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
SuperintendentScott Spainhour
AccreditationADE
AdvancED (2009–)
Schools6[1]
NCES District ID0506900[1]
Students and staff
Students3,147[1]
Teachers201.52 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff394.52 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.62[1]
Athletic conference5A West (2012–14)
District mascotPanthers
Colors  Royal blue
  White
Other information
Websitewww.greenbrierschools.org

The school district encompasses 141.38 square miles (366.2 km2) of land in Faulkner County and Conway County.[2]

In Faulkner County it serves Greenbrier, Wooster, the majority of Holland, a small section of Twin Groves, and a very small part of Conway.[3] The district also includes Springhill.[4]

Schools

The Greenbrier School District and all of its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) but not by AdvancED (formerly North Central Association).[5]

Secondary schools

Interscholastic athletic activities for the middle, junior high and high schools are not administered by the Arkansas Activities Association.[6] Greenbrier High School is the home of the pilot program that formed the national EAST Initiative. Greenbrier is affiliated with the Conway Area Career Center to support the students' career and technical education needs.

  • Greenbrier High School, serving grades 10 through 12.
  • Greenbrier Junior High School, serving grades 8 and 9.
  • Greenbrier Middle School, serving grades 6 and 7.

Elementary schools
  • Eastside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5.
  • Springhill Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Westside Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 5.
  • Wooster Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 5.

Awards and recognition

In 2011, Greenbrier School District and its high school were recognized in the AP District of the Year Awards program in the College Board's 2nd Annual Honor Roll that consisted schools which increased or had the same the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam as well as those which offered more exams to students.[7]

In 2012, Greenbrier is ranked No. 968 of 2008 high schools in the Challenge Index high school scoring system and ranked 50th in Arkansas with an index score of 2.677, which is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year.[8]

Notable Controversies

In 2018, the Greenbrier School District came into national prominence for the punishment of student protestors via paddling.[9] Three students joined the nationwide school walk-out[10] in March 2018, and were given a choice[11] between suspension or corporal punishment as a consequence.

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Greenbrier School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Conway County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Faulkner County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  4. "General Highway Map Faulkner County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved March 17, 2021. - See Springhill on the map.
  5. "Institution Summary, Greenbrier School District". AdvancED. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  6. "School Profile, Greenbrier High School". Arkansas Activities Association. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  7. "AP District of the Year Awards: 2nd Annual Honor Roll". College Board. November 1, 2011. Archived from the original on November 6, 2011. Retrieved November 14, 2012. - See PDF
  8. "Challenge Index". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 8, 2012.
  9. "Arkansas student says he was paddled for gun control walkout". CNN. March 17, 2018. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
  10. "ENOUGH: National School Walkout".
  11. Bellamy-Walker, Tat (March 15, 2018). "Teens Get 'Corporal Punishment' in Rural Arkansas for Participating in Student Walkout". The Daily Beast.
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