Strong–Huttig School District

Strong–Huttig School District No. 83 is a public school district in Strong, Arkansas. The school district supports more than 350 students and employs more than 50 education and staff.

Strong–Huttig School District
Address
108 East 5th Street
Strong
, Arkansas, 71765
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID0512930[1]
Students and staff
Students303[1]
Teachers29.83[1]
Staff31.14[1]
Student–teacher ratio10.16[1]
Other information
Websitewww.strong.k12.ar.us

The school district encompasses 293.33 square miles (759.7 km2) of land in Union County supporting Strong, Huttig, Felsenthal and all the rural area between Moro Bay and the state line.

History

The district begin in 1903. On July 1, 2004, the Strong School District consolidated with the Huttig School District to form the Strong–Huttig School District.[2]

Ordinarily a school district with fewer than 350 students for two consecutive years would be required to consolidate. In 2016 the Arkansas Board of Education granted a waiver that allowed Strong–Huttig to continue operating.[3]

Schools
  • Gardner–Strong Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6.
  • Strong High School, serving grades 7 through 12. Strong athletics are basketball, football, cheerleading, and (girls) softball.

References
  1. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for STRONG-HUTTIG SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
  3. "Strong-Huttig School District avoids consolidation". Arkansas News. October 13, 2016. Retrieved May 27, 2018.

Further reading
These maps include predecessor districts


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