Editing Ashley County, Arkansas (section)

===Education===
{{See also|Education in Arkansas}}
Educational attainment in Ashley County is typical for a rural Arkansas county, with a 2012 study finding 84.9% of Ashley County residents over age 25 held a high school degree or higher and 13.2% holding a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to Arkansas statewide averages of 84.8% and 21.1%. Ashley County is 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/PST045215/05003,05,00 |publisher= United States Census Bureau |access-date= May 11, 2017 }}</ref>

====Primary and secondary education====
[[File:Map of Ashley County Public School Districts.png|right|thumb|Public school district boundaries in Ashley County as of July 2016]]
Two public school districts are based in Ashley County; [[Hamburg School District (Arkansas)|Hamburg School District]] is the largest school district in Ashley County, with the [[Crossett School District]] serving the west side of the county. Successful completion of the curriculum of these schools leads to graduation from [[Hamburg High School (Arkansas)|Hamburg High School]] or [[Crossett High School]], respectively. Both high schools are accredited by the [[Arkansas Department of Education]] (ADE). A small area in eastern Ashley County is served by the [[Lakeside School District (Lake Village, Arkansas)|Lakeside School District]], which is based in [[Lake Village, Arkansas|Lake Village]].

====Higher education====
There are no institutions of [[higher education]] in Ashley County. The nearest public [[community college]] is [[Louisiana Delta Community College]] in [[Bastrop, Louisiana]], followed by [[South Arkansas Community College]] in [[El Dorado, Arkansas|El Dorado]]. Nearby public four-year universities include [[University of Arkansas at Monticello]], [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]], and [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana]]. The University of Arkansas at Monticello's [http://www.uamont.edu/pages/uam-college-of-technology-crossett/degree-programs/ College of Technology—Crossett], formerly the Forest Echoes Technology Institute, is located between North Crossett and Hamburg and offers associate degrees in general and industrial technology and technical certifications in a number of medical and technical programs.

====Libraries====
Ashley County has two libraries: the Ashley County Library in Hamburg and Crossett Public Library in Crossett. Both institutions offers books, [[e-book]]s, media, reference, youth, business and [[genealogy]] services.