Drew Central School District 5 is a public school district located in Drew County, Arkansas.
| Drew Central School District | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
250 University Drive
Monticello , Arkansas, 71655United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | PreK–12[1] |
| NCES District ID | 0505470[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,181[1] |
| Teachers | 79.69[1] |
| Staff | 87.3[1] |
| Student–teacher ratio | 14.82[1] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
Established in 1927, the school district covers 570 square miles (1,500 km2), almost all in rural Drew County, from where all the students are bussed into Monticello.[2] The majority of Monticello itself is not in Drew Central School District, but is within a district of its own, Monticello School District. The school administration and buildings of Drew Dentral Schools are in a section of the Monticello city limits that is within the Drew Central Schools boundaries, adjacent to the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).[3] These buildings are on 31 acres (13 ha) of land leased by the university to the school district.[2] Dependent minor residents of the UAM housing for married students and students with families, HHFA Apartments, are assigned to this district.[3][4] Additionally Wilmar is in the Drew Central district,[3] as is the unincorporated area of Selma.[5] A portion of the Drew Central district extends into Desha County.[6]
History edit
The Drew County School Board established the A and M Training School #5 as a laboratory school for the Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College (now the University of Arkansas at Monticello). In 1934 school district's name changed to Drew Central School District #5. Growth in both the school district and the college as well as a fire that had destroyed the school buildings contributed to a decision for the school district to become independent of the college. The college gave the school district a 99-year lease to a plot of land. In 1983 the district added 11 acres (4.5 ha) to the lease.[2]
Multiple districts consolidated into Drew Central.[2] In 1979 the Collins and Selma school districts dissolved, with portions of the students going to the Drew Central school district.[7] On July 1, 1990, the Wilmar School District was consolidated into the Drew Central School District.[8] As of 2017[update] this was the latest such consolidation.[2]
Schools edit
- Drew Central Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 4.
- Drew Central Middle School, serving grades 5 through 8.
- Drew Central High School, serving grades 9 through 12.
From 1990 until 1992, the district operated schools in Wilmar after the consolidation of the Wilmar district. In 1992 the remaining Wilmar school(s) was/were consolidated into the Drew Central schools.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f History of the Drew Central Schools." Drew Central School District. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
- ^ a b c "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Drew County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
- ^ "Campus Map." University of Arkansas at Monticello. Retrieved on October 15, 2017. Look for the "Married Student Apartments" on the northwest corner.
- ^ "General Highway Map Drew County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-25. - See Selma on the map.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Desha County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-03-11. - Text list - 2010 map
- ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 14 (PDF p. 17/27).
- ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Archived 2015-09-12 at the Wayback Machine." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on October 13, 2017.
Further reading edit
These include maps of predecessor districts:
- "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Drew County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download)
