Deer/Mount Judea School District Explained

Address:	61 Parker Ridge Road
City:	Deer
State:	Arkansas
Zipcode:	72628
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–12
Students:	428
Teachers:	58.46
Staff:	52.0
Ratio:	7.32

Deer/Mount Judea School District is a public school district in Newton County, Arkansas, United States.

The school district formed on July 1, 2004, resulting from consolidation of two former school districts based in Deer (Deer School District) and Mount Judea.^[1] The district has about 400sqmi of space.^[2]

Circa 2006 the district received $509,000 in extra state funding due to the rural isolation in the district.^[3]

A 2010 report by the University of Arkansas Office for Educational Policy stated that the district had the possibility of its enrollment going below 350 students within five years. This could have possibly forced another consolidation.^[2]

Schools

Elementary education:

• Deer Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6.
• Mount Judea Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6.

Secondary education:

• Deer High School, serving grades 7 through 12.
• Mount Judea High School, serving grades 7 through 12.

Further reading

These include maps of predecessor districts:

• 2004-2005 School District Map
• Map of Arkansas School Districts pre-July 1, 2004
• Web site: Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Newton County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)

Notes and References

1. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 23, 2018.
2. "ACT 60: THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF SCHOOL CONSOLIDATION IN ARKANSAS." Policy Brief Volume 7, Issue 9: September 15, 2010 (UPDATED October 7, 2010). p. 5/5
3. Web site: Shiras, Ginger. Schools get $1.22 million Deer-Mt. Judea, Jasper collect isolated funds . Bolivar Herald-Free Press. 2006-01-19. 2018-05-23.