Western Yell County School District Explained

Address:	1 Wolverine Drive
City:	Havana
State:	Arkansas
Zipcode:	72842
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–12
Students:	380
Teachers:	43.3
Staff:	44.28
Ratio:	8.78

Western Yell County School District is public school district based in the rural, distant community of Havana, Arkansas, United States. The school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education from prekindergarten through grade 12. The district encompasses 154.47mi2 of land, in western Yell County, to include the following communities: Havana, Belleville, and a part of Corinth.^[1] It is the smallest of four public school districts in Yell County with two facilities and serving approximately 500 students per year.

History

Western Yell County School District was formed on July 1, 1985 by the consolidation of the former Belleville School District and Havana School District.^[2]

In 2012, Western Yell County High School was nationally recognized as a silver medalist in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report. The school was ranked No. 1,746 in the nation and No. 15 in the state.^[3]

Schools

• Western Yell County High School – serving students in grades 7 through 12.
• Western Yell County Elementary School – serving students in prekindergarten through grade 6.

See also

• List of school districts in Arkansas

References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yell County, AR. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-10-16. – 2010 map
2. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on 13 October 2017.
3. Web site: Best High Schools 2012 . 2012 . U.S. News & World Report . 9 November 2012.

Further reading

These include maps of predecessor districts:

• Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Yell County, 1952-1954. Arkansas Digital Archives. 31 December 1954 . Arkansas State Archives. (Download)