Palestine–Wheatley School District

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Palestine–Wheatley School District
Location
7950 US 70 West
Palestine, Arkansas 72372
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
AccreditationADE
Schools3[1]
NCES District ID0508640[1]
Students and staff
Students7[1]
Teachers48.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff108.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.65[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 1,200 prekindergarten through grade 12 at it three schools, which are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History[]

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

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

Schools[]

  • Palestine–Wheatley High School (Palestine)—grades 9 through 12.
  • Palestine–Wheatley Middle School (Wheatley)—grades 5 through 8.
  • Palestine–Wheatley Elementary School (Palestine)—prekindergarten through grade 4.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Palestine-wheatley SCH. DIST". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 1, 2013.
  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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