[citation needed] The headquarters are the Jordan-Chanay Administrative Center in Pine Bluff.
[2] It is one of the largest school districts in the Pine Bluff Metropolitan Statistical Area.
[8] Monica King-McMurray, previously the executive director of learning services, became interim superintendent.
[9] However the State of Arkansas took control of the school district in September of that year, so King-McMurray was forced out of her position and the board was dissolved.
[13] The Arkansas Board of Education mandated PBSD to keep the Dollarway schools in operation as a condition of the merger.
[15] Effective July 1, 2021, the district's service area includes sections of Pine Bluff, as well as Altheimer, Sherrill, and Wabbaseka.
[20] In 2012 it had more than 4,279 students, with 84% being classified as low income, 96.77% being African-American, 2.13% being non-Hispanic white, and other racial identities at below 1%.