The district and schools' mascot and athletic emblem is the Mustang horse.
The Midland Mustangs junior varsity and varsity teams compete in the 2A Classification, the state's second smallest classification, as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association.
The school district encompasses 166.52 square miles (431.3 km2) of land in Independence County,[citation needed] and formed as a result of consolidation of the former Pleasant Plains and Floral school districts located in these two rural communities.
The consolidation of the Pleasant Plains School District and the Floral School District was effective on July 1, 1985.
[3] Maps indicating predecessor school districts: