DeWitt High School (Arkansas)

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DeWitt High School
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DeWitt High School (Arkansas)
1614 South Grandview Drive

,
Arkansas
72042-1826

United States
Coordinates 34°16′42″N91°21′1″W / 34.27833°N 91.35028°W / 34.27833; -91.35028
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School typePublic comprehensive
StatusOpen
School district DeWitt School District
CEEB code 040635
NCES School ID 050000100216 [1]
Teaching staff45.5 (on FTE basis) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment409 (2016-17) [2]
Student to teacher ratio10.6 [1]
Education systemADE Smart Core
Classes offeredRegular,
Advanced Placement (AP)
Color(s)Blue and gold
  
Athletics conference3A East
Mascot Dragon
Team nameDeWitt Dragons
AccreditationADE
Communities served DeWitt, Almyra, Gillett, Humphrey, Saint Charles, and Nady
Website www.dewittdragons.net/o/dhs

DeWitt High School is a comprehensive public high school located in DeWitt, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education for students in grades 9 through 12. DeWitt is one of two public high schools in Arkansas County, Arkansas and the sole high school administered by the DeWitt School District.

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History

In 2009 Gillett High School closed, and students were consolidated into DeWitt High. [3]

Service area

Its territory includes areas in Arkansas, Jefferson, and Desha counties. [4] [5] [6]

The municipalities it serves include DeWitt, Almyra, Gillett, Saint Charles, [4] and Humphrey. [4] [5]

Additionally the district includes unincorporated areas: Arkansas Post, [7] Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel, [8] Nady, [3] One Horse Store, [8] Point Deluce, [9] Reydell, [10] Stinking Bay, and Tichnor. [8]

Academics

DeWitt High School is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and the assumed course of study follows the Smart Core curriculum developed by the ADE, which requires students complete at least 22 units prior to graduation. Students complete regular coursework and exams and may take Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exam with the opportunity to receive college credit.

Athletics

The DeWitt High School mascot and athletic emblem is the dragon with blue and gold serving as the school colors.

The DeWitt compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification via the 4A Region 8 Conference, as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Dragons field teams in football, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, bowling (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls), baseball, and fastpitch softball. [11]

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References

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  8. 1 2 3 "General Highway Map Arkansas County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 2, 2018. Retrieved February 25, 2021. - See Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel, Stinking Bay, and Tichnor on the map.
  9. "Home". Southside Elementary School. Archived from the original on August 6, 2002. Retrieved September 17, 2022 via Wayback Machine. [...]living within the DeWitt, Almyra, Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Ethel, Pt. Deluce, Reydel, and St. Charles communities. - The text is a white color on a white background and may need to be selected by the user. As Southside Elementary, now DeWitt Elementary, is a part of the school district, by extension the school district includes these communities.
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