Western Yell County School District

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 154.47 square miles (400.1 km2) of land, in western Yell County, to include the following communities: Havana, Belleville, and a part of Corinth.[2] It is the smallest of four public school districts in Yell County with two facilities and serving approximately 500 students per year.

Western Yell County School District
Address
1 Wolverine Drive
Havana
, Arkansas, 72842
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID0500041[1]
Students and staff
Students380[1]
Teachers43.3[1]
Staff44.28[1]
Student–teacher ratio8.78[1]
Other information
Websitewww.wycschools.com

History

Western Yell County School District was formed on 1 July 1985 by the consolidation of the former Belleville School District and Havana School District.[3]

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.[4]

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

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for WESTERN YELL CO. SCHOOL DIST". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  2. "2020 CENSUS – SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Yell County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 16 October 2022. – 2010 map
  3. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on 13 October 2017.
  4. "Best High Schools 2012". U.S. News & World Report. 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2012.

Further reading

These include maps of predecessor districts:

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