Nevada School District
Nevada School District 1 is a public school district based in Nevada County, Arkansas. Based in Rosston along U.S. Highway 278, the school district encompasses 345.15 square miles (893.9 km2) of land in the county, supports more than 400 students, and employs more than 80 educators and staff at its two schools and district offices.[citation needed]
In the 2013–2014 school year, the district had 362 students.[1]
Communities in its service area include Rosston, Bodcaw, Cale, Willisville,[2] Laneburg, and .[3]
History[]
The Nevada County School District formed on July 1, 1985 from the merger of , , , , and school districts.[4]
The Arkansas Board of Education voted to dissolve the Stephens School District in April 2014, and the portion in Nevada County was given to the Nevada School District. The Stephens district asked the state board to merge all of the district into the Nevada School District as a way of keeping the Stephens School open, but the state board rejected the proposal.[5]
Schools[]
- Nevada Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 6.
- Nevada High School, serving grades 7 through 12.
References[]
- ^ Musa, Aziza; Cynthia Howell (2014-04-11). "Stephens school split-up OK'd". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved 2018-06-05. - See preview
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Nevada County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2021-03-05.
- ^ "General Highway Map Nevada County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved 2021-03-04. - See Laneburg and Oak Grove on the map.
- ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
- ^ McNeill, Mike (2014-04-11). "5-2 state board vote shuts down Stephens School District". . Retrieved 2018-05-23.
Further reading[]
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Nevada County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. . (Download) - Includes locations of schools of predecessor districts
External links[]
- Official website
- Nevada School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Nevada School District No. 1 Nevada County, Arkansas Regulatory Basis Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2011
- Nevada School District No. 1 Nevada County, Arkansas Regulatory Basis Financial Statements And Other Reports June 30, 2014
- Education in Nevada County, Arkansas
- School districts in Arkansas
- School districts established in 1985
- 1985 establishments in Arkansas
- Arkansas school stubs