Editing Miller County, Arkansas (section)

==Human resources==

===Education===
{{See also|Education in Arkansas}}
Educational attainment in Miller County is typical for a rural Arkansas county, with a 2016 study finding 85.5% of Miller County residents over age 25 held a high school degree or higher, in line with Arkansas and national averages of 85.2% and 87.0%, respectively. Miller County's proportion of population holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 14.5%, significantly below the state average of 21.5% and national average of 30.3%.<ref>{{cite web |title= American Community Survey |date= July 1, 2016 |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/millercountyarkansas,AR,US/PST045216 |publisher= United States Census Bureau |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

====Primary and secondary education====
[[File:Map of Miller County Public School Districts.png|right|thumb|upright|Public school district boundaries in Miller County as of July 2016]]
Public school districts serving sections of Miller County:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05091_miller/DC20SD_C05091.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220721212414/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05091_miller/DC20SD_C05091.pdf |archive-date=July 21, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Miller County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 21, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05091_miller/DC20SD_C05091_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Fouke School District]]
* [[Genoa Central School District]]
* [[Lafayette County School District (Arkansas)|Lafayette County School District]]
* [[Texarkana Arkansas School District]] (TASD)

Three of those districts are based in Miller County; TASD is the largest school district in Miller County, with the Fouke District serving approximately the southern half of the county, and the Genoa District serving a small area around [[Genoa, Arkansas|Genoa]] between the two larger districts. Successful completion of the curriculum of these schools leads to graduation from [[Arkansas High School]], [[Fouke High School]], or [[Genoa Central High School]] respectively. All three high schools offer [[Advanced Placement]] (AP) courses and are accredited by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE). TASD also offers graduation from the [[Washington Academy Charter School]], an [[alternative school|alternative]] [[public charter school]], and [[Texarkana Area Vocational Center]]. Arkansas HS offers concurrent credit agreements with nearby [[University of Arkansas Community College at Hope]] (UACCH) Texarkana Campus, and is the only school in the county accredited by [[AdvancED]].<ref>{{cite web |title= Arkansas High School |url= http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=33751 |publisher= AdvancED |work= Institution Summary |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

Students in the northeast part of Miller County around [[Garland, Arkansas|Garland]] outside the three Miller County-based districts are within the Lafayette County School District.

====Higher education====
Miller County contains one institution of [[higher education]], the Texarkana campus of [[University of Arkansas Community College at Hope]], a public [[community college]] based in [[Hope, Arkansas]]. [[Texarkana, Texas]] contains [[Texas A&M University–Texarkana]], a public four-year university with a high percentage of students from Arkansas, and [[Texarkana College]], a community college. Other higher education institutions in the region include [[Cossatot Community College]] in [[De Queen, Arkansas]], [[Southern Arkansas University]] in [[Magnolia, Arkansas|Magnolia]], and several institutions in the vicinity of [[Shreveport, Louisiana]].

====Libraries====
The Texarkana Public Library is located at 600 West 3rd Street. TPL offers books, [[e-book]]s, media, reference, youth, business and [[genealogy]] services. In Fouke, the Ann & Dewey Fowler Community Library is located at 305 N Snell Street in a restored [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] house.

===Public health===
[[File:Texarkana April 2016 068 (University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences regional center).jpg|right|thumb|UAMS Southwest in Texarkana]]
Miller County's above-average poverty rate indicates a high [[Medicaid]] eligibility rate. As of 2012, 32.4% of Miller County was eligible for Medicaid, with 61.7% of children under 19 eligible for [[ARKids First]], a program by the [[Arkansas Department of Human Services]] that combines children's Medicaid (ARKids A) and other programs for families with higher incomes (ARKids B).<ref>{{harvp|"Profile"|2015|p= 55}}.</ref> The county's population is significantly above healthy weight, with 54.0% of adults and 38.0% of children/adolescents ranking as overweight or obese, compared to the state averages of 67.1% and 39.3%, respectively. These rates are significantly above national averages of 62.9% and 30.3%, respectively.<ref>{{cite web |title= Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity: Data, Trends and Maps |publisher= Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |url= https://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpao/data-trends-maps/index.html |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

The [[Christus St. Michael Health System]] and [[Wadley Regional Medical Center]] in Texarkana are [[community hospital]]s offering acute inpatient care, [[emergency care]], surgery, rehabilitation, therapy, and [[senior care]] services. The facilities are both rated [[Level 3 Trauma Center]]s by the [[Arkansas Department of Health]]. The [[University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences]] (UAMS) offers a family medicine residency program at the UAMS Southwest Area Health Education Center in Texarkana. [[CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs]] in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Hot Springs]] is a [[Tertiary referral hospital|referral hospital]] in the region, focusing on neurosurgery, cancer treatment, cardiovascular care, and orthopaedics.<ref>{{cite web |title= Trauma System Hospitals by Region |year= 2017 |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Trauma_System_Hospitals_by_Region.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171228112210/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/images/uploads/pdf/Trauma_System_Hospitals_by_Region.pdf |archive-date=December 28, 2017 |url-status=live |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= December 27, 2017 }}</ref>

The nearest [[Level 1 Trauma Center]] is [[LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport|University Health]] in Shreveport.

===Public safety===
[[File:Texarkana April 2016 118 (Bi-State Justice Building).jpg|thumb|right|The Texarkana Department of district court is held at the Bi-State Justice Building at 100 State Line Avenue]]
The Miller County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the county. The agency is led by the Miller County Sheriff, an official elected by countywide vote every four years.

The county is under the jurisdiction of the 37th District Court, a [[Arkansas District Court|state district court]].<ref name="harvp|Directory|2017|p= 61">{{harvp|"Directory"|2017|p= 61}}.</ref> State district courts in Arkansas are courts of [[original jurisdiction]] for criminal, civil (up to $25,000), small claims, and traffic matters.<ref name="jd" >{{cite web |author= Staff of the Arkansas Judiciary |title= Arkansas Court Structure |url= https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Arkansas%20Court%20Structure.pdf |date= September 2, 2014 |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |access-date= December 28, 2016 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161223021248/https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/Arkansas%20Court%20Structure.pdf |archive-date= December 23, 2016 |url-status= dead }}</ref> State district courts are presided over by a full-time District Judge elected to a four-year term by a districtwide election. The judge presides over both the Texarkana Department at 100 North [[State Line Avenue]] in Texarkana<ref name="harvp|Directory|2017|p= 61"/> and the Miller County Department at the Miller County Correctional Facility at 2300 [[U.S. Route 71 in Arkansas|East Street]].<ref>{{cite web |last= Autrey |first= Wren |title= State District 37 Court Administrative Plan |url= https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/dcadministrativeplans/MillerCounty2014.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161222055503/https://courts.arkansas.gov/sites/default/files/dcadministrativeplans/MillerCounty2014.pdf |archive-date=December 22, 2016 |url-status=live |date= May 30, 2013 |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |access-date= December 28, 2017 }}</ref>

Superseding district court jurisdiction is the [[Arkansas Circuit Courts|8th Judicial Circuit Court South]], which covers Miller and Lafayette counties. The 8th Circuit South contains three circuit judges, elected to six-year terms circuitwide.<ref name="Directory p15">{{harvp|"Directory"|2017|p= 15}}.</ref> Circuit court is held at the [[Miller County Courthouse (Arkansas)|Miller County Courthouse]] at 400 Laurel Street in Texarkana.<ref name="Directory p15" />