Greene County Tech School District


Greene County Technical School District is a public school district based in Paragould, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses of land, including portions of Greene County, Randolph County, Craighead County, and Clay County serving a portion of the city of Paragould and the towns of O Kean, Delaplaine, Peach Orchard and the rural communities of Beech Grove, Evening Star, Light, Lorado, Mounds, and Walcott.
The district and its five schools provide comprehensive education for more than 3,600 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education.

History

On July 1, 2004 the Delaplaine School District consolidated into the Greene County Tech School District.

Schools

The district previously operated Delaplaine Elementary School and Delaplaine High School after the merger with the Delaplaine district; these schools served the area of the former Delaplaine district. The Delaplaine schools closed in 2007. Delaplaine mayor Larry Myrick stated that the community lost children with families after the school stopped operations.