Editing Randolph County, Arkansas (section)

===Education===
{{See also|Education in Arkansas}}
Educational attainment in Randolph County is typical for a rural Arkansas county, with a 2012 study finding 82.5% of Randolph County residents over age 25 held a high school degree or higher and 13.4% holding a bachelor's degree or higher. The Randolph County rates are below Arkansas averages of 84.8% and 21.1%, and significantly below national averages of 86.7% and 29.8%, respectively.<ref>{{ cite web |title= American Community Survey |year=2011–2015 |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/05121,05,00 |publisher= United States Census Bureau |access-date= December 19, 2016 }}</ref>

====Primary and secondary education====
[[File:Map of Randolph County Public School Districts.png|right|thumb|Public school district boundaries in Randolph County as of July 2016]]
Two public school districts are based in Randolph County; the [[Pocahontas School District]] is the largest school district in Randolph County, with the [[Maynard School District]] serving the northeast corner of the county. Successful completion of the curriculum of these schools leads to graduation from [[Pocahontas High School (Arkansas)|Pocahontas High School]] or [[Maynard High School (Arkansas)|Maynard High School]], respectively. Both high schools offer [[Advanced Placement]] (AP) courses, concurrent credit agreements with nearby [[Black River Technical College]] (BRTC), and are accredited by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE). Additionally, Pocahontas HS is accredited by [[AdvancED]].<ref>{{ cite web |title= Pocahontas School District |url= http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary/pdf?institutionId=2304 |publisher= AdvancED |work= Institution Summary (Executive Summary) |date= November 29, 2013 |access-date= December 19, 2016 }}</ref>

Residents outside the two Randolph County-based districts are within either the [[Mammoth Spring School District]], [[Sloan-Hendrix School District]], [[Greene County Tech School District]], or [[Corning School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05121_randolph/DC20SD_C05121.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Randolph County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=April 11, 2024}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05121_randolph/DC20SD_C05121_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

====Higher education====
Randolph County contains one institution of [[higher education]], [[Black River Technical College]], a public [[community college]] in Pocahontas. Other higher education institutions in the region include two member institutions of the [[Arkansas State University System]]: [[Arkansas State University]] (ASU), a public four-year university in [[Jonesboro, Arkansas|Jonesboro]], and a public two-year [[Arkansas State University-Newport|satellite campus]] in [[Newport, Arkansas|Newport]]. Two private, four-year colleges are also near Randolph County: [[Crowley's Ridge College]], a [[Christianity|Christian]] [[liberal arts college]] in [[Paragould, Arkansas|Paragould]], and [[Williams Baptist College]] in [[Walnut Ridge, Arkansas|Walnut Ridge]].

====Library system====
The Randolph County Library (RCL) in downtown Pocahontas is a member library of the Northeast Arkansas Regional Library System. RCL offers books, [[e-book]]s, media, reference, youth, business and [[genealogy]] services.