Learning Community Analysis: Searcy, ArkansasLIBM 6360Cristy FarleySeptember 15, 2011

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

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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

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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

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Higher Education

ASU-Searcy is a branch of ASU-Beebe

Provides technical and career training

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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

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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

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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

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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

The Carmichael Community Center hosts sports camps, arts & crafts classes along with life skill classes for all ages throughout the year

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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

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/