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The municipalities it serves include DeWitt, [[Almyra, Arkansas|Almyra]], [[Gillett, Arkansas|Gillett]], [[Saint Charles, Arkansas|Saint Charles]],<ref name=ArkCoMap/> and [[Humphrey, Arkansas|Humphrey]].<ref name=ArkCoMap/><ref name=JeffCoMap/>
The municipalities it serves include DeWitt, [[Almyra, Arkansas|Almyra]], [[Gillett, Arkansas|Gillett]], [[Saint Charles, Arkansas|Saint Charles]],<ref name=ArkCoMap/> and [[Humphrey, Arkansas|Humphrey]].<ref name=ArkCoMap/><ref name=JeffCoMap/>


Additionally the district includes [[unincorporated areas]]: [[Bayou Meto, Arkansas County, Arkansas|Bayou Meto]], [[Crocketts Bluff, Arkansas|Crocketts Bluff]], [[Eldridge Corner, Arkansas|Eldridge Corner]], [[Ethel, Arkansas|Ethel]],<ref name=ArkCoHwyMap>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/ArkansasCounty.pdf|title=General Highway Map Arkansas County, Arkansas|publisher=[[Arkansas Department of Transportation]]|accessdate=2021-02-25}} - See Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel, and Tichnor on the map.</ref> [[Nady, Arkansas|Nady]],<ref name=Brantley>{{cite news|author=Brantley, Max|url=https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2009/04/28/another-school-gone-update|title=Another school gone UPDATE|newspaper=[[Arkansas Times]]|date=2009-04-28|accessdate=2018-05-24|quote=Imagine this: students from rural Nady, Arkansas must ride a bus approximately 22 miles to DeWitt.}}</ref> [[One Horse Store, Arkansas|One Horse Store]],<ref name=ArkCoHwyMap/> [[Reydell, Arkansas|Reydell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/JeffersonCounty.pdf|title=General Highway Map Jefferson County, Arkansas|publisher=[[Arkansas Department of Transportation]]|accessdate=2021-02-25}} - See Reydell on the map.</ref> and [[Tichnor, Arkansas|Tichnor]].<ref name=ArkCoHwyMap/> Some areas with "[[Altheimer, Arkansas]]" postal addresses may be in the district boundaries.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}} It operates four schools, including [[DeWitt High School (Arkansas)|DeWitt High School]], DeWitt Middle School, DeWitt Elementary School and Gillett Elementary School
Additionally the district includes [[unincorporated areas]]: [[Bayou Meto, Arkansas County, Arkansas|Bayou Meto]], [[Crocketts Bluff, Arkansas|Crocketts Bluff]], [[Eldridge Corner, Arkansas|Eldridge Corner]], [[Ethel, Arkansas|Ethel]],<ref name=ArkCoHwyMap>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/ArkansasCounty.pdf|title=General Highway Map Arkansas County, Arkansas|publisher=[[Arkansas Department of Transportation]]|accessdate=2021-02-25}} - See Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel, Stinking Bay, and Tichnor on the map.</ref> [[Nady, Arkansas|Nady]],<ref name=Brantley>{{cite news|author=Brantley, Max|url=https://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2009/04/28/another-school-gone-update|title=Another school gone UPDATE|newspaper=[[Arkansas Times]]|date=2009-04-28|accessdate=2018-05-24|quote=Imagine this: students from rural Nady, Arkansas must ride a bus approximately 22 miles to DeWitt.}}</ref> [[One Horse Store, Arkansas|One Horse Store]],<ref name=ArkCoHwyMap/> [[Reydell, Arkansas|Reydell]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkansashighways.com/maps/Counties/County%20PDFs/JeffersonCounty.pdf|title=General Highway Map Jefferson County, Arkansas|publisher=[[Arkansas Department of Transportation]]|accessdate=2021-02-25}} - See Reydell on the map.</ref> [[Stinking Bay, Arkansas|Stinking Bay]], and [[Tichnor, Arkansas|Tichnor]].<ref name=ArkCoHwyMap/> Some areas with "[[Altheimer, Arkansas]]" postal addresses may be in the district boundaries.{{Citation needed|date=May 2018}} It operates four schools, including [[DeWitt High School (Arkansas)|DeWitt High School]], DeWitt Middle School, DeWitt Elementary School and Gillett Elementary School


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 00:08, 26 February 2021

DeWitt School District
Location
422 West First
DeWitt, Arkansas 72042
Arkansas
United States
District information
TypePublic (government funded)
Schools4
NCES District ID0500001[1]
Students and staff
Students1,362[1]
Teachers127.77[1]
Staff222.77[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.66[1]
Other information
Websitewww.dewittschooldistrict.net

DeWitt School District is a school district based in the town of DeWitt, Arkansas, United States. The DeWitt School District is geographically the state's largest school district with 872.29 square miles (2,259.2 km2) of land and 46.18 square miles (119.6 km2) of water,[citation needed] encompassing portions of Arkansas, Jefferson, and Desha counties.[2][3][4]

Service area

The municipalities it serves include DeWitt, Almyra, Gillett, Saint Charles,[2] and Humphrey.[2][3]

Additionally the district includes unincorporated areas: Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel,[5] Nady,[6] One Horse Store,[5] Reydell,[7] Stinking Bay, and Tichnor.[5] Some areas with "Altheimer, Arkansas" postal addresses may be in the district boundaries.[citation needed] It operates four schools, including DeWitt High School, DeWitt Middle School, DeWitt Elementary School and Gillett Elementary School

History

On July 1, 1985, the St. Charles School District consolidated into the DeWitt district. On July 1, 2004, the Gillett School District and the Humphrey School District consolidated into the DeWitt district.[8]

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Schools

Secondary schools:

  • DeWitt High School is a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9 through 12. In 2007-2008 it had approximately 350 students and 35 teachers. Ethnically, the school is 81% Caucasian, 18% African-American, and less than 1% Hispanic with very few students of other backgrounds. DeWitt High School is a closed campus. Students are not allowed to leave campus without permission to sign out. During school year, the school day runs from 8 AM to 3:15 PM, Monday through Friday. DeWitt High School's mascot is the Dragon. Its colors are blue and gold. Lunch and breakfast are served daily.
  • DeWitt Middle School, located in DeWitt and serving more than 300 students in grades 6 through 8.

Primary schools:

  • DeWitt Elementary School, located in DeWitt and serving students in kindergarten through grade 5.
    • Previously known as Southside Elementary School,[9] it had 480 students in 2012.
  • Gillett Elementary School, located in Gillett, serving prekindergarten through grade 5.[10]
    • The current facility was built in the 1950s. In 2010 the school had 81 students, and in 2012 the school had 74 students. In 2012 the DeWitt School District board voted in favor of closing Gillett Elementary, but it had to ask the Arkansas Board of Education for approval of the closure.[11] The state board denied the closure request 5-2.[10] Several area donors promised to raise $68,000 per year to keep the school open.[11]

Former schools:

Student body and staff

As of 2014 the district had about 1,264 students, with most of them originating from Arkansas County. The highest enrollment occurred around 2008-2009, when the student population exceeded 1,600.[13]

In 2014 the district had 77 classified employees and 110 licensed employees.[13]

Notable alumni

  • Winston Bryant—Politician; former Arkansas Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Dewitt School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 15 December 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Arkansas County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 24, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Jefferson County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 24, 2018.
  4. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Desha County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on May 24, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "General Highway Map Arkansas County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-02-25. - See Bayou Meto, Crocketts Bluff, Eldridge Corner, Ethel, Stinking Bay, and Tichnor on the map.
  6. ^ a b Brantley, Max (2009-04-28). "Another school gone UPDATE". Arkansas Times. Retrieved 2018-05-24. Imagine this: students from rural Nady, Arkansas must ride a bus approximately 22 miles to DeWitt.
  7. ^ "General Highway Map Jefferson County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-02-25. - See Reydell on the map.
  8. ^ "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
  9. ^ "directory.pdf 2003-04 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on August 2, 2017. p. 62 (PDF p. 72/163).
  10. ^ a b "Arkansas Education Board Blocks Closure Of Gillett Elementary School". Southwest Times Record. 2012-10-09. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  11. ^ a b c Brawner, Steve (2012-10-09). "Gillett School To Stay Open". Talk Business & Politics. Retrieved 2017-08-02.
  12. ^ "Humphrey Elementary School." DeWitt School District. February 6, 2009. Retrieved on May 24, 2018. "112 West South Avenue Humphrey, Arkansas 72078"
  13. ^ a b "Executive Summary DeWitt School District Archived 2017-08-02 at the Wayback Machine." AdvancED. March 21, 2014. p. 2 (PDF p. 4). Retrieved on August 2, 2017.
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