Editing Jacksonville, Arkansas (section)

== Education ==
Since 1927, Jacksonville had been part of the [[Pulaski County Special School District]], one of the largest school districts in Arkansas. In the years leading up to September 2008, parts of the Jacksonville community expressed a desire to split from the PCSSD. This measure was approved by the board of the PCSSD during that month, clearing the way, legally, for the formation of what would become [[Jacksonville North Pulaski School District]].

In a response to a [[petition]] signed by more than 2,000 voters, the [[Arkansas Board of Education]] ordered an election to carve a new school district out of the existing [[Pulaski County Special School District]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Thornton|first1=Stephen|title=Jacksonville-area vote on school district a 1st|url=http://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2014/sep/07/jacksonville-area-vote-on-school-distri/|access-date=October 20, 2015|publisher=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=September 7, 2014}}</ref> Jacksonville voters approved of the separation on September 16, 2014, with a vote of 3,672 for and 202 against (95% to 5%).<ref>{{cite news|title=Unofficial Results Show Favor for Starting Jacksonville School District|url=http://www.arkansasmatters.com/news/news/update-unofficial-results-show-favor-for-starting-jacksonville-school-district|access-date=October 20, 2015|publisher=KARK|date=September 16, 2014}}</ref>

According to JNPSD officials, the district would be administered by the [[Pulaski County Special School District]] until its final detachment, which became effective July 1, 2016.<ref name="About Us">{{cite web|title=About Us|url=http://jnpsd.org/pages/about-us/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150704195959/http://jnpsd.org/pages/about-us/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 4, 2015|website=Jacksonville North Pulaski School District|access-date=October 20, 2015}}</ref>

The district consists of six elementary schools, one middle school and one high school.<ref name="About Us"/> The schools include [[Jacksonville High School (Arkansas)|Jacksonville High School]], Jacksonville Middle School, Bayou Meto Elementary, Bobby G Lester Elementary, Jacksonville Elementary School, and Murrell Taylor Elementary.

[[Arkansas State University-Beebe]] maintains a degree center at [[Little Rock Air Force Base]] for post-secondary education.