Star City School District
Star City School District | |
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Location | |
400 E Arkansas St Star City, Arkansas 71667 United States | |
District information | |
Grades | PK–12 |
Established | 1918 |
Superintendent | Jon Laffoon |
Accreditation |
ADE AdvancED (HS & MS) |
Schools | 3[1] |
District ID | 0500028[1] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 1,708[1] |
Teachers | 114.67 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Staff | 263.67 (on FTE basis)[1] |
Student-teacher ratio | 14.89[1] |
Colors |
Blue White |
Other information | |
Website |
www |
Star City School District is a public school district headquartered in Star City, Arkansas, United States.[2] The district serves Star City and Grady as well as multiple unincorporated areas.[3][4]
Star City School District encompasses 402.34 square miles (1,042.1 km2) of land in Lincoln and Cleveland counties.[5]
History
The school district was first established in 1918.[2]
On July 1, 1985, the Glendale School District consolidated into the Star City district.[6]
In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts.[7] In May 2004 the Arkansas Board of Education voted unanimously to merge the Grady School District into the Star City district.[8] On July 1, 2004, the Grady School District was merged into the Star City district.[6]
Schools
Its schools include Jimmy Brown Elementary School,[9] Star City Middle School,[10] and Star City High School.[11]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Star City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- 1 2 "District Homepage Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine.." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011. "206 Cleveland Street, Arkansas" [sic]
- ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lincoln County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
- ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Cleveland County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
- ↑ "Star City School District". USA.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
- 1 2 "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
- ↑ "Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit." (Archive) Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Board approves more consolidations." (Archive) Arkansas News. May 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
- ↑ "Jimmy Brown Elementary Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Star City Middle School Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine.." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
- ↑ "Star City High School Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine.." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.