Palestine–Wheatley School District

Palestine–Wheatley School District
Location
7950 US 70 West
Palestine, Arkansas 72372
United States
District information
GradesPre-K through 12[1]
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools2[1]
NCES District ID0500051[1]
Students and staff
Students809 (2020–21)[1]
Teachers78.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff104.11 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.37[1]
Other information
Websitewww.pwsd.k12.ar.us

Palestine–Wheatley School District is a public school district based in Palestine, Arkansas, United States. The Palestine–Wheatley School District encompasses 154.20 square miles (399.4 km2) of land including all or portions of St. Francis County and Monoroe County communities including Palestine, Wheatley, Colt, Goodwin, and Brinkley.

The school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 800 prekindergarten through grade 12 at two schools, which are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

It was established by the July 1, 1987 merger of the Palestine School District and the Wheatley School District.[2]

In 1966 the St. Francis County School District merged into the Palestine School District.[3]

Schools

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Palestine-wheatley SCH. DIST". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
  3. ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 11 (PDF p. 14/27).

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