Lee County School District (Arkansas)

Lee County School District is a public school district based in Marianna, Arkansas, United States.[2] The Lee County School District encompasses 602.62 square miles (1,560.8 km2) of land in Lee County and provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,100 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its three facilities.

Lee County School District
Location
188 West Chestnut Street
Marianna, Arkansas 72360
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
AccreditationADE
Schools3[1]
NCES District ID0509360[1]
Students and staff
Students1,103[1]
Teachers93.63 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio11.78[1]
Other information
Websitelcsd1.grsc.k12.ar.us

Lee County School District and all of its schools are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

The district serves all of Lee County, including the municipalities of Mariana, Aubrey, Haynes, LaGrange, Moro, and Rondo.[3] It also serves the unincorporated area of Brickeys.[4]

History

In 1965 the Haynes School District merged into the Marianna School District.[5]

In 1967 the Aubrey, Brickeys, and Moro school districts all merged into the Marianna district.[6]

Schools
  • Lee High School—grades 9 through 12.
  • Anna Strong Middle School—grades 3 through 6.
  • Whitten Elementary School—prekindergarten through grade 2.

Anna Strong Middle School is named in honor of Anna Mae Paschal Strong, a native Arkansan, educator and retired principal of Robert R. Moton High School. Mrs. Strong, was a noted African-American teacher and principal who served as president of the Arkansas Teachers Association.[7]

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Lee County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 26, 2013.
  2. "Home". Lee County School District. Retrieved February 27, 2021. District 161 Walnut St. Marianna, AR 72360
  3. "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Lee County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  4. "General Highway Map Lee County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Retrieved February 25, 2021. - See Brickeys on the map.
  5. Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 11 (PDF p. 14/27).
  6. Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 12 (PDF p. 15/27).
  7. "Anna Strong (1884–1966)". The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture. Retrieved January 28, 2013.

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