Arkansas City School District
The Arkansas City School District was a school district of Arkansas City, Arkansas. Its territory is now in the McGehee School District.
The district had two schools, Arkansas City Elementary School and Arkansas City High School.[1] The athletic mascot was the river rat.[2]
The district facility was located 15 miles (24 km) east of McGehee.[3]
History
[edit]In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts.[4] On July 1, 2004, the Arkansas City School District and the Delta Special School District were merged into the McGehee district.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. 54. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
- ^ "Welcome to Arkansas City Schools." Arkansas City School District. March 14, 2004. 54. Retrieved on July 27, 2011.
- ^ "Technology Plan Submission Form School Years 2006-2009 Archived 2012-03-28 at the Wayback Machine." McGehee School District. 2 of 43. Retrieved on July 28, 2011.
- ^ "Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit Archived July 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine." Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
- ^ "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010)[usurped]." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
Further reading
[edit]Maps of district:
- Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Desha County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
External links
[edit]
- Arkansas City Schools (Archive)
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