Arkansas City School District Explained

The Arkansas City School District was a school district of Arkansas City, Arkansas. Its territory is now in the McGehee School District.

The district had two schools, Arkansas City Elementary School and Arkansas City High School.^[1] The athletic mascot was the river rat.^[2]

The district facility was located 15miles east of McGehee.^[3]

History

In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts.^[4] On July 1, 2004, the Arkansas City School District and the Delta Special School District were merged into the McGehee district.^[5]

Further reading

Maps of district:

• Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Desha County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)

External links

• Arkansas City Schools (Archive)

Notes and References

1. "2002-2003 Arkansas Education Directory." Arkansas Department of Education. 54. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.
2. "Welcome to Arkansas City Schools." Arkansas City School District. March 14, 2004. 54. Retrieved on July 27, 2011.
3. "Technology Plan Submission Form School Years 2006-2009 ." McGehee School District. 2 of 43. Retrieved on July 28, 2011.
4. "Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit ." Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011.
5. "Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-2010) ." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on March 6, 2011.