Palestine–Wheatley School District Explained

Palestine–Wheatley School District
Grades:	Pre-K through 12
Schools:	2
Students:	809 (2020–21)
Teachers:	78.00 (on FTE basis)
Staff:	104.11 (on FTE basis)
Ratio:	10.37
Accreditation:	Arkansas Department of Education
Location:	7950 US 70 West Palestine, Arkansas 72372
Country:	United States

Palestine–Wheatley School District is a public school district based in Palestine, Arkansas, United States. The Palestine–Wheatley School District encompasses 154.2mi2 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 800 prekindergarten through grade 12 at two schools, which are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

History

It was established by the July 1, 1987 merger of the Palestine School District and the Wheatley School District.^[1]

In 1966 the St. Francis County School District merged into the Palestine School District.^[2]

Palestine–Wheatley High School (Palestine)—grades seven through 12.
Palestine–Wheatley Elementary School (Palestine)—prekindergarten through grade six.

"ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
Web site: Goatcher. Truett. School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?. Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. January 1999. 11 (PDF p. 14/27).