Star City School District

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Star City School District
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Location
400 E Arkansas St
Star City, Arkansas 71667
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
Established1918
SuperintendentJordan Frizzell
Accreditation ADE
AdvancED (HS & MS)
Schools3 [1]
NCES District ID 0500028 [1]
Students and staff
Students1,389
Teachers117 (on FTE basis) [1]
Staff183 (on FTE basis) [1]
Student–teacher ratio14.89 [1]
Colors  Blue
  White
Other information
Website www.starcityschools.org

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]

Contents

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] Grady High, previously in operation, [9] immediately closed, while Grady Elementary was still in operation. [10]

Schools

Its schools include Jimmy Brown Elementary School, [11] Star City Middle School, [12] and Star City High School. [13]

In the 2004-2005 school year it operated Grady Elementary School. [10] The 2005-2006 Arkansas School Directory did not list Grady Elementary. [14]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Star City School District". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved January 7, 2013.
  2. 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 ]
  3. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lincoln County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
  4. ↑ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Cleveland County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
  5. ↑ "Star City School District". USA.com. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit." (Archive) Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Board approves more consolidations." (Archive) Arkansas News . May 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
  9. ↑ Grady High is listed in: "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Education. p. 69 (PDF p. 75/157). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2003. Retrieved March 6, 2011. and "2003-2004 Arkansas Education Directory" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Education. p. 94 (PDF p. 104). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 12, 2004. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  10. 1 2 "2004-2005 Arkansas Education Directory". Arkansas Department of Education. Archived from the original on May 25, 2005. Retrieved December 27, 2019. - Grady Elementary is listed in this directory, but Grady High is not.
  11. ↑ "Jimmy Brown Elementary Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Star City Middle School Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine ." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
  13. ↑ "Star City High School Archived 2011-08-26 at the Wayback Machine ." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
  14. ↑ "2005-2006 Arkansas Educational Directory" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Education. p. 77 (PDF p. 87). Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2006. Retrieved December 27, 2019.

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