Editing O'Kean, Arkansas (section)

== Education ==
The town of O'Kean, along with a portion of southeast Randolph County, is located within the [[Greene County Tech School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/sch_dist/st05_ar/c05121_randolph/DC10SD_C05121_001.pdf|title=SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Randolph County, AR|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref> The zoned schools are in [[Paragould, Arkansas|Paragould]], and [[Greene County Tech High School]] is the local high school.

It was previously served by the O'Kean School District which had elementary and high school facilities. The [[Delaplaine School District]] absorbed the O'Kean district, including the elementary school, and O'Kean High School closed. In 1962 Delaplaine Elementary School took responsibility for elementary education as the O'Kean Elementary School was shuttered. Therefore when the Delaplaine district was in operation, students attended Delaplaine Elementary and [[Delaplaine High School]].<ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/okean-randolph-county-7219/|title=O'Kean|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopedia of Arkansas]]|publisher=[[Central Arkansas Library System]]|accessdate=March 5, 2021}}</ref> On July 1, 2004, the Delaplaine district merged into the [[Greene County Tech School District]].<ref name=Consolfrom1983>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on April 25, 2018.</ref> In 2007 the Greene County district closed Delaplaine Schools and redirected O'Kean students to the campuses in Paragould.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kait8.com/story/29091669/rural-arkansas-struggles-after-schools-close|title=Rural Arkansas struggles after schools close|publisher=[[KAIT]]|date=May 18, 2015|accessdate=April 25, 2018}}</ref>