Fordyce High School | |
Streetaddress: | 100 Redbug Boulevard |
City: | Fordyce |
State: | Arkansas |
Zipcode: | 71742 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | 33.8192°N -92.4339°W |
District: | Fordyce School District |
Ceeb: | 040790 |
Affiliation: | Arkansas Activities Association |
Teaching Staff: | 31.61 (on FTE basis) |
Classes Offered: | Regular (Core), Career Focus, Advanced Placement (AP) |
Schooltype: | Public comprehensive |
System: | ADE Smart Core |
Grades: | 7–12 |
Athletics Conference: | 3A Region 6 (football) 3A Region 8 (basketball) |
Accreditation: | ADE |
Mascot: | Redbug |
Team Name: | Fordyce Redbugs |
School Colors: | Cardinal and black |
Status: | Open |
Enrollment: | 361 |
Enrollment As Of: | 2022–23 |
Ratio: | 11.42 |
Fordyce High School (FHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Fordyce, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing 220.5mi2 of land.
Most of the district (and therefore the high school attendance boundary) is in Dallas County, and there it includes Fordyce, Ivan, and Princeton.[1] The district extends into Calhoun County.[2]
It is the only public high school in Dallas County and the only high school administered by the Fordyce School District.
The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. Fordyce High School is accredited by ADE.
The Fordyce High School mascot and athletic emblem is uniquely the Redbug with cardinal and black serving as the school colors.
For 2012–14, the Fordyce Redbugs compete in interscholastic activities within the 3A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Redbugs play within the 3A Region 6 (football) and 3A Region 8 (basketball) conferences. The Redbugs participate in football, golf (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), cheer, baseball, fastpitch softball, tennis (boys/girls), track and field (boys/girls).[3] [4]
The following are notable people associated with Fordyce High School. If the person was a Fordyce High School student, the number in parentheses indicates the year of graduation; if the person was a faculty or staff member, that person's title and years of association are included: