Augusta School District (Arkansas)

Augusta School District is a public school district serving the communities of Augusta, Arkansas, United States. Augusta School District employs over more than 120 faculty and staff to provide educational programs for students ranging from prekindergarten through twelfth grade at its three facilities that enroll more than 500 students.

Augusta School District
Location
320 Sycamore Street
Augusta, Arkansas 72006
United States
District information
TypePublic (government funded)
GradesPK–12
NCES District ID0502670[1]
Students and staff
Students549[1]
Teachers60.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff124.00 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio9.15[1]
Colors  Cardinal
  White
Other information
Websitewww.augustasd.org

The school district encompasses 357.52 square miles (926.0 km2) of land within Woodruff and Monroe counties including all or portions of the communities of Augusta, Cotton Plant,[2][3] and Gregory.

All schools in the district are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education.

History

On July 1, 2004, the Cotton Plant School District merged into the Augusta School District.[4]

Schools
  • Augusta High School (Augusta): Grades 7–12
  • Augusta Elementary School (Augusta) : Grades PK–6

Closed:

  • Cotton Plant Elementary School (Cotton Plant) : Grades PK–4 - In 2014 the Augusta school district planned to close Cotton Plant Elementary and the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) approved the closure.[5]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Augusta School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Woodruff County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Monroe County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 5, 2018.
  4. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on June 4, 2018.
  5. Musa, Aziza; Cynthia Howell (April 11, 2014). "Stephens school split-up OK'd". Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Retrieved June 5, 2018. - Preview

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