Ozark Mountain School District

Ozark Mountain School District (OMSD) is a public school district that provides comprehensive education to its students from prekindergarten to grade 12 and is situated in the Ozark Mountains (hence the name of the district) and covers 368 square miles (950 km2) in northern Arkansas, United States.

Ozark Mountain School District
Location
250 South Highway 65
St. Joe, Arkansas 72675
The Ozarks
United States
District information
TypeComprehensive public
GradesK-12
Established2004
SuperintendentJeff Lewis
Schools3 (K-12)
NCES District ID0500076[1]
Students and staff
Students653[1]
Teachers69.11 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.45[1]
Athletic conference2A East (2012–14)
District mascotBruno–Pyatt Bears
St. Joe Bears
Western Grove Bears
Colors   Blue & Gray (Bruno–Pyatt)
   Blue & Gray (St. Joe)
   Blue & Gray
Other information
Websiteozarkmountainschooldistrict.com

Within Searcy County the district includes St. Joe, Gilbert, and Pindall.[2] Within Newton County the district includes Western Grove.[3] The district also includes a section of Marion County.[4]

History

OMSD formed in 2004 as a result of an Arkansas law stating that school districts must have a minimum of 350 students. This requirement led to the July 1, 2004 consolidation of three separate school districts, Bruno–Pyatt, St. Joe and Western Grove, into the Ozark Mountain School District.[5] In 2012, the nearby Lead Hill School District failed in an attempt to consolidate with OMSD.

Schools

Ozark Mountain School District consists of three separate K-12 campus: Bruno Pyatt, St. Joe, and Western Grove.

High schools and middle schools

The three secondary education facilities that the district maintains are as follows:

Each school was listed and unranked in the Best High Schools 2012 report developed by U.S. News & World Report.[6]

Elementary schools
  • Bruno–Pyatt Elementary School
  • St. Joe Elementary School
  • Western Grove Elementary School

See also

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Ozark Mountain School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  2. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Searcy County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  3. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Newton County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Marion County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
  5. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
  6. "Beat High Schools 2012". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved October 29, 2012.

Further reading

Includes boundaries of predecessor districts:

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