Ozark School District

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The Ozark School District #14 is a public school district in western Arkansas serving most of northern Franklin County and a small portion of western Johnson County. The district is a member of the Western Arkansas Educational Service Cooperative, which includes districts in western Arkansas. As of 2004, the student population of the district was about 1600. It is important to note that the above figure was tallied before the Altus-Denning School District merged with this district the same year, making future tallies notably higher. The district, most notably the high school, is most famous for its mascot, the Hillbilly. Patrons claim that Ozark is the only district in the Union with the Hillbilly as its mascot, though both the nickname and comparable likenesses are used by other schools. However, Ozark is the only district to use the nickname and likeness together.

1 Statistics
- 1.1 Area
- 1.2 Students
2 Schools
3 Mascot and Colors
4 Sources
5 External links

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Area

The district covers approximately 566.5 km² (352 mi²), including the 40.2 km² (25 mi²) served by Altus-Denning prior to merging in 2004. The area served is split into two areas. Most of the district covers the central, east-central, and most of the northeastern parts of Franklin County, and a small portion of Johnson County between the Jasper and Westside school districts. The area separated from the rest of the district by the Mulberry-Pleasant View and Huntsville districts serves the northwest part of Franklin County around the community of Fern.

[edit] Students

As of 2004, before Altus-Denning merged with the district, the Average Daily Membership of the school district was 1600, with approximately 40-45% of students eligible for free or reduced lunches under the Federal School Lunch Program.

[edit] Schools

Ozark High School
Ozark Junior High School
7th Grade Altus Campus (formerly Altus High School)
Elgin B. Milton Elementary School (physically and administratively split into Ozark Primary School and Ozark Upper Elementary School)
Altus Elementary School

[edit] Mascot and Colors

The school emblem (mascot) and colors have been shared by all schools in the district. The Hillbilly, which is almost always depicted in purple overalls and armed with a shotgun, was adopted as the school emblem in 1935. Purple and gold were adopted as the school colors the same year, replacing the red and white that had been used. It's important to note that the mascot and colors were similar to that of what was then the College of the Ozarks, whose mascot was the Mountaineer until the 1980s.