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===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.
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