Editing Washington County, Arkansas (section)

==Human resources==
===Education===
{{See also|Education in Arkansas}}
Washington County has historically been known as a center for education in Arkansas. [[Cane Hill College]] in [[Canehill, Arkansas|Canehill]] was the first college in Arkansas, prior to the University of Arkansas's founding in 1871.

A 2012 study found 84.2% of Washington County residents over age 25 held a high school degree or higher and 31.9% held a bachelor's degree or higher. The Washington County high school rates are similar to state and national averages of 84.8% and 86.7%, respectively. The bachelor's degree rate is the second-highest of any county in Arkansas (statewide average of 21.1%, only behind Pulaski County's 33.7%), but only slightly above the national averages of 29.8%.<ref>{{ cite web |title= American Community Survey |year=2011–2015 |url= https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/table/PST045215/05143,05,00 |publisher= United States Census Bureau |location= Washington, DC |access-date= October 26, 2019 }}</ref>

====Primary and secondary education====
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05143_washington/DC20SD_C05143.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526012027/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05143_washington/DC20SD_C05143.pdf |archive-date=May 26, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 census - school district reference map: Washington County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st05_ar/schooldistrict_maps/c05143_washington/DC20SD_C05143_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
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* [[Elkins School District]]<!--Official site is https://web.archive.org/web/20120401132335/http://elks.k12.ar.us/ -->
* [[Farmington School District]]
* [[Fayetteville School District]]
* [[Greenland Public Schools]]
* [[Lincoln Consolidated School District (Arkansas)|Lincoln School District]]
* [[Prairie Grove School District]]
* [[Siloam Springs Schools]]
* [[Springdale School District]]
* [[West Fork School District (Arkansas)|West Fork School District]]
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Private schools:
*[[Haas Hall Academy]]<ref name="haas">{{cite web|url=http://www.haashall.org/index_home.htm|title=Haas Hall Academy|access-date=December 18, 2012|year=2012|author=Academy, Haas Hall|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130308183856/http://www.haashall.org/index_home.htm|archive-date=March 8, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*Ozark [[Montessori]] Academy Springdale

====Higher education====
[[File:OldMainUofA.jpg|right|upright|thumb|[[Old Main (University of Arkansas)|Old Main]] on the University of Arkansas campus.]]
{{See also|University of Arkansas|Northwest Arkansas Community College}}

The University of Arkansas at Fayetteville was founded in 1871 on the site of a hilltop farm that overlooked the [[Ozark Mountains]], giving it the nickname "The Hill".<ref>{{ cite web |title= State nominates UA district, two other sites to National Register |
date=August 10, 2009 |work=[[The Northwest Arkansas Times]] |location= Fayetteville |page= 7 |first=Robin |last= Mero |access-date=February 9, 2020 |url=https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/13CF9C852E1CAC18 |via=NewsBank: America's News }}</ref> It is the largest institution of higher learning in the state, with a fall 2019 undergraduate enrollment of 23,025 making UA three times larger than the next-largest institutions.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Arkansas' community colleges gaining for first time in several years |first=Emily |last=Walkenhorst |date=September 27, 2019 |pages=1, 6 |url= https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/sep/27/community-colleges-gaining-20190927/ |publisher= [[WEHCO Media|Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc.]] |work=[[Arkansas Democrat-Gazette]] |location= Little Rock |access-date=February 9, 2020 }}</ref> Of the six undergraduate academic units, the largest is [[J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences]], followed by the [[Sam M. Walton College of Business]] and the [[University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions|College of Education and Health Professions]].<ref>{{ cite web |title=UofA enrollment at 27,194, overall diversity at new high |date=September 16, 2016 |work= [[The Saline Courier]] |location=Benton |page=A5 |url= https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=NewsBank&docref=news/15FAB37CE41BD1F8 |via=NewsBank: America's News }}</ref> Enrollment increased 50% following the [[History of the University of Arkansas#Modern era|Campaign for the 21st Century]], with much of the growth coming from out-of-state students.<ref>{{ cite web |title=Shift would raise bar for UA out-of-staters |work= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |location=Little Rock |date=April 14, 2016 |page=9 |first=Jamie |last= Adame |publisher= Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. |url=https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2016/apr/14/shift-would-raise-bar-for-ua-out-of-sta/ |access-date=February 9, 2020 }}</ref> As a result, out-of-state students have a significant influence on the Washington County demographics and economy.

The [[Northwest Arkansas Community College]] opened a campus in Springdale in 2019.<ref>{{ cite web |title= College opens new campus in Springdale - NWACC officials expect about 800 students to enroll |first=Dave |last=Perozek |publisher= Northwest Arkansas Newspapers LLC |work=Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette |location= Fayetteville |pages= 9, 11 |date= December 13, 2019 |url=https://www.nwaonline.com/news/2019/dec/13/northwest-arkansas-community-college-op/ |access-date=February 9, 2020 }}</ref>

====Library system====
Washington County is home to the [[Fayetteville Public Library]] and the Washington County Library System (WCLS). The WCLS consists of eight branch libraries, including the [[Springdale Public Library]] and seven branches in smaller cities across the county. The libraries offers books, [[e-book]]s, media, reference, youth, business and [[genealogy]] services.

===Public health===
{{multiple image |align=right |direction= horizontal |width= |footer=Left: Northwest Medical Center in Springdale, Right: Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville |image1=Northwest_Medical_Center,_Springdale,_Arkansas.jpg |image2= Wash Reg Med Cntr in Fayetteville, AR.jpg }}

*[[Arkansas Children's Hospital|Arkansas Children's Northwest Hospital]]
*[[Encompass Health|Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital]]
*[[Mercy (healthcare organization)|Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas]]
*[[Northwest Medical Center]]
**Behavior Health Unit
**Emergency Department
**Willow Creek Women's Hospital
**Physicians' Specialty Hospital 
*[[Parkhill The Clinic for Women]]
*Regency Hospital
*Springwoods Behavioral Health Hospital
*Vantage Point Behavioral Health Hospital 
*[[United States Department of Veterans Affairs|Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks]]
*[[Washington Regional Medical Center]]

===Public safety===
The Washington County Sheriff's Office is the primary law enforcement agency in the county. The agency is led by the Washington County Sheriff, an official elected by countywide vote every four years. Ten municipalities have police departments providing law enforcement in their respective jurisdictions; Goshen, Tontitown, and Winslow contract with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for law enforcement services. All municipalities contract with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for incarceration at the Washington County Detention Center in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas Police Department provides law enforcement on the [[campus of the University of Arkansas]] in close cooperation with the Fayetteville PD.

The county is under the jurisdiction of the Washington County District Court, a [[Arkansas District Court|state district court]].<ref name="harvp|Directory|2016|p= 54">{{harvp|"Directory"|2016|p= 54}}.</ref> State district courts in Arkansas are courts of [[original jurisdiction]] for misdemeanors offenses and civil, small claims, and traffic matters.<ref name="jd" >{{ cite web |author= Staff of the Arkansas Judiciary |title= District Courts |url= https://www.arcourts.gov/courts/district-courts |date=July 1, 2019 |publisher= Arkansas Judiciary |access-date= November 7, 2019 }}</ref> Local district courts are presided over by full-time judges in countywide elections.

Superseding district court jurisdiction is the [[Arkansas Circuit Courts|4th Judicial Circuit Court]], which covers Washington and Madison counties. The 4th Circuit contains seven circuit judges, elected to six-year terms circuitwide.<ref>{{harvp|"Directory"|2016|p= 10}}.</ref>