Learning Community Analysis: Searcy, Arkansas
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Learning Community Analysis: Searcy, ArkansasLIBM 6360Cristy FarleySeptember 15, 2011
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Population Statistics
Estimated population 22,858 86.01% Caucasian 9.4% African American 2.47 % Hispanic 1.38% Asian 51.7% Females 48.3% Males
City data.com
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Searcy Public Schools
Over 4,000 students Has 6 campuses Employs 440 teachers, staff
and administrators Ranked in the Top 10 school
districts in the state of AR
mghelmets.com
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Higher Education
Harding University Private Christian University Students from 50 states &
over 50 countries Over 7,000 students Offers 10 degrees with over
100 majors 3rd largest employer in the
city
harding.edu
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Higher Education
ASU-Searcy is a branch of ASU-Beebe
Provides technical and career training
asub.edu
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Religion
Heavily Christian influenced area
63% claim an affiliation with a congregation
56% Baptist 17% Church of Christ 10% Methodist 6% Assemblies of God 12% Other
new.music.yahoo.com
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Economic Development
Top industries: Health Care, Social Assistance, Educational Services, Accommodations and Food Services & Financial and Insurance
Natural Gas Exploration has brought $16 million in royalties in one year
Commercial hub of White County Wal-Mart is the largest employer
providing 1,600 jobs in Searcy
media.photobucket.com
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Healthcare
White County Medical Center 2nd largest employer – 1,465 150 physicians 438 beds
Two urgent care facilities Oncology and Radiation
facilities
Searcy.com
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Community Recreation Searcy has 4 city parks with
playgrounds, walking trails and basketball & tennis courts
Camp Wyldewood offers several programs for children throughout the summer along with hiking trails and a retreat center open to the public
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The Carmichael Community Center hosts sports camps, arts & crafts classes along with life skill classes for all ages throughout the year
Searcy.com
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Searcy as a Learning Community Majority of the population is
Caucasian but diversity does exist within the learning community
Family-oriented city with all economic levels represented
Great parent involvement within the schools
An LMS at the public schools will be able to utilize many resources from the community
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References City Data. (2011). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from City Data: http://www.city-data.com
Harding University. (2011). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from Harding University: http://www.harding.edu
Searcy Chamber of Commerce. (2011). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from Searcy Chamber of Commerce: http://www.searcychamber.com
Searcy Community Guide. (2011, January). Searcy, Arkansas.
Searcy.com. (2011). Retrieved September 3, 2011, from Searcy.com: http://www.searcy.com
U.S. Census Bureau. (2010). Retrieved September 10, 2011, from U.S. Census Bureau: http://www.census.gov/