DeQueen School District explained

Address:	101 North Ninth Street
City:	De Queen
State:	Arkansas
Zipcode:	71832
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Grades:	K–12
Students:	2,295
Teachers:	186.77
Staff:	182.77
Ratio:	12.29

Dequeen School District 17 is a school district in Sevier County, Arkansas, headquartered in De Queen.

History

The Gillham School District consolidated into the DeQueen district on July 1, 1986. On July 1, 2006, the Lockesburg School District consolidated into the DeQueen District.^[1]

In 1969 the Sevier County school district merged into the Lockesburg district.^[2]

Schools

• De Queen Primary School
• De Queen Elementary School
• De Queen Middle School
• De Queen Jr. High School
• De Queen High School

Further reading

• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Sevier County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download) - Includes map of predecessor districts

Notes and References

1. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
2. Web site: Goatcher. Truett. School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?. Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. January 1999. 12 (PDF p. 15/27).