It Takes a CommunityIt Takes a Community

A Professional Presentation of a Learning Community Analysis

Yulonda Wallace

Developing Information Collections

LIBM 6360

Fall 2011

Forest Park ElementaryForest Park ElementaryLocated at 1600 North Tyler

Street in the Heights section of Little Rock.

Community InvolvementCommunity InvolvementThe following businesses support Forest Park Elementary. Forest Park has an average of over 90 volunteer hours per student.

Demographics of Forest Demographics of Forest ParkPark

Total enrollment for the 2010-2011 school year was 472.

79% White15% Black2% Hispanic3% Asian96 students are considered

disadvantaged

Spring 2011 ACTAAP Spring 2011 ACTAAP ScoresScores

Forest Park students scoring proficient/advanced

Grade 3 Math- 94% Literacy-96%

Grade 4 Math-99% Literacy-96%

Grade 5 Math-88% Literacy-94%

Populations of Little Rock Populations of Little Rock according to the 2010 according to the 2010

CensusCensus

•Total population-183,133•White-100,848 or 55%•Black-74,003 or 40%•Hispanic-4,889 or 3%•Asian-3,032 or 2%

WhiteBlack

Ages of Little Rock Ages of Little Rock CitizensCitizens

Median Age-34.5Under 5 years old-12,98918 -64 years old-137,89865 years and over-21,327

The People of Little RockThe People of Little Rock 25 years and over 25 years and over

High school or higher: 85.9% Bachelor's degree or higher: 35.5% Graduate or professional degree: 13.4% Unemployed: 6.0% Mean travel time to work (commute): 19.5 minutes For population 15 years and over in Little Rock city: Never married: 29.7% Now married: 48.8% Separated: 2.3% Widowed: 6.7% Divorced: 12.5%

Average Incomes in Little Average Incomes in Little RockRock

Median household $38,992Median house price $39,200Estimated per capita income in

2009 was $26,518.

Different types of businesses Different types of businesses in Little Rockin Little Rock

Advertizing and Marketing Energy and Rersources

Apparel Telecommunications Automotive Services Pharmaceuticals Building and Construction Real Estate Financial Healthcare Food Processing Legal Furniture Media Government Printing and Publishing Insurance Restaurants and Bars Consumer electronics and Appliances

Lower Educational Lower Educational Institutions in the Little Rock Institutions in the Little Rock

areaareaLittle Rock School District serves nearly 26,000 students. LRSD has 32 Elementary schools, 7 Middle schools, and 5 High schools.

There are 46 private schools serving from 3 year olds to high school students.

Higher Educational Institutions in Higher Educational Institutions in the Little Rock/North Little Rock the Little Rock/North Little Rock

areaarea

4 Year Institutions◊UALR◊UA for Medical Science2 Year Institutions◊Pulaski Tech2 Year Private Institutions◊Shorter College◊Arkansas Baptist College◊Philander Smith College

Hospitals serving the Little Hospitals serving the Little Rock areaRock area

St. Vincent Medical CenterArkansas Children’s HospitalArkansas Heart HospitalBaptist HospitalUniversity Hospital of Arkansas

for Medical Sciences

Housing and Housing and TransportationTransportation

Central Arkansas Transit consists of bus and River Market trolley

Little Rock National AirportSingle family housingApartment livingPublic housing managed by Little

Rock Housing Authority

Informational InstitutionsInformational Institutions

The Central Arkansas Library System has seven locations in Little Rock.

Arkansas Arts Center in MacArthur Park.

Clinton Library.

More Informational More Informational InstitutionsInstitutions

Arkansas Museum of Discovery.

Little Rock Zoo

ReferencesReferences25,976 Companies in Little Rock, AR. (n.d.).

www.manta.com/mb_51_ALL_149/little_rock_ar

Campus Explorer. (n.d.). http://www.campusexplorer.com/colleges/search/?city=AFBD097D

Little Rock Private Schools. (n.d.). littlerockprivateschools.com

Little Rock School District. (n.d.). lrsd.orgareaConnect. (n.d.).

http://littlerock.areaconnect.com/statistis.htm