Editing Lincoln, Arkansas (section)

== Human resources ==
=== Education ===

==== Primary and secondary education ====
The community is served by the [[Lincoln Consolidated School District (Arkansas)|Lincoln Consolidated School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lincolncsd.com/172609_2|title=About|publisher=[[Lincoln Consolidated School District (Arkansas)|Lincoln Consolidated School District]]|access-date=August 29, 2019}}</ref> Successful completion of the curriculum leads to graduation from [[Lincoln High School (Lincoln, Arkansas)|Lincoln High School]]. The high school and athletics complex were built in 2012 for $16.2 million.<ref>{{ cite web |title=New school facilities built on tax increases |first= Brenda |last= Bernet |date=July 31, 2011 |work= [[Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]] |publisher= WEHCO Media |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2011/jul/31/new-school-facilities-built-tax-increases-20110731/ |page= 17 |access-date=May 2, 2020 }}</ref> The district briefly operated a district conversion [[charter school]] known as the Lincoln Academic Center of Excellence until 2012.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Lincoln forfeits charter with state – District works on independent plan |first=Evie |last= Blad |date=August 14, 2012 |work= Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |publisher= WEHCO Media |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2012/aug/14/lincoln-forfeits-charter-state-20120814/ |page= 7 |issn=1060-4332 |oclc=900475761 |access-date=May 2, 2020 }}</ref>

==== Higher education ====
Lincoln does not contain any higher education institutions, but is in proximity to the [[University of Arkansas]] in Fayetteville and [[Northwest Arkansas Community College]] Washington County Campus in [[Springdale, Arkansas|Springdale]].

==== Library ====
[[File:Lincoln, Arkansas 002.jpg|right|thumb|Lincoln Public Library]]
Lincoln Public Library was demolished and rebuilt thanks to a bond, grants, and in-kind services.  It is 10,200+ square feet, features 108 computers, tablets, and laptops. The public library has two meetings rooms, a demonstration kitchen, genealogy section and free internet extending into the square. The library is a member of the [[Washington County, Arkansas|Washington County Library System]].

=== Public safety ===
The Lincoln Police Department is the primary law enforcement agency in the city. The department has five officers as of 2018.<ref>{{ cite news |title= New Lincoln Police Chief |first=Lynn |last=Kutter |date=December 5, 2018 |url=https://wcel.nwaonline.com/news/2018/dec/05/new-lincoln-police-chief-20181205/ |work=[[Washington County Enterprise-Leader]] |oclc=401725818 |location=Farmington, AR |publisher= Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC |access-date=May 2, 2020 }}</ref>

Superseding district court jurisdiction is the [[Arkansas Circuit Courts|4th Judicial Circuit Court]], which covers Washington and Madison counties.<ref>{{ cite map |title= Circuit Court |url=https://gis.arkansas.gov/product/circuit-court-districts/sd |orig-year=October 9, 2010 |date=October 16, 2014 |edition=Updated |publisher=Arkansas Secretary of State |location=Little Rock, AR |via=Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services, Arkansas GIS Office }}</ref> The 4th Circuit contains eight circuit judges, elected to six-year terms circuitwide.