learning community analysis: searcy, arkansas
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Learning Community Analysis: Searcy, Arkansas. LIBM 6360 Cristy Farley September 15, 2011. Population Statistics Estimated population 22,858 86.01% Caucasian 9.4% African American 2.47 % Hispanic 1.38% Asian 51.7% Females 48.3% Males. City data.com. Searcy Public Schools - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Learning Community Analysis: Searcy, ArkansasLIBM 6360Cristy FarleySeptember 15, 2011
Population Statistics
Estimated population 22,858 86.01% Caucasian 9.4% African American 2.47 % Hispanic 1.38% Asian 51.7% Females 48.3% Males
City data.com
Searcy Public Schools
Over 4,000 students Has 6 campuses Employs 440 teachers, staff
and administrators Ranked in the Top 10 school
districts in the state of AR
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Higher Education
Harding University Private Christian University Students from 50 states &
over 50 countries Over 7,000 students Offers 10 degrees with over
100 majors 3rd largest employer in the
city
harding.edu
Higher Education
ASU-Searcy is a branch of ASU-Beebe
Provides technical and career training
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Religion
Heavily Christian influenced area
63% claim an affiliation with a congregation
56% Baptist 17% Church of Christ 10% Methodist 6% Assemblies of God 12% Other
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Economic Development
Top industries: Health Care, Social Assistance, Educational Services, Accommodations and Food Services & Financial and Insurance
Natural Gas Exploration has brought $16 million in royalties in one year
Commercial hub of White County Wal-Mart is the largest employer
providing 1,600 jobs in Searcy
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Healthcare
White County Medical Center 2nd largest employer – 1,465 150 physicians 438 beds
Two urgent care facilities Oncology and Radiation
facilities
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Community Recreation Searcy has 4 city parks with
playgrounds, walking trails and basketball & tennis courts
Camp Wyldewood offers several programs for children throughout the summer along with hiking trails and a retreat center open to the public
The Carmichael Community Center hosts sports camps, arts & crafts classes along with life skill classes for all ages throughout the year
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Searcy as a Learning Community Majority of the population is
Caucasian but diversity does exist within the learning community
Family-oriented city with all economic levels represented
Great parent involvement within the schools
An LMS at the public schools will be able to utilize many resources from the community
References City Data. (2011). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from City Data: http://www.city-data.com
Harding University. (2011). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from Harding University: http://www.harding.edu
Searcy Chamber of Commerce. (2011). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from Searcy Chamber of Commerce: http://www.searcychamber.com
Searcy Community Guide. (2011, January). Searcy, Arkansas.
Searcy.com. (2011). Retrieved September 3, 2011, from Searcy.com: http://www.searcy.com
U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/