Bauxite High School
| Bauxite High School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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800 School Street Bauxite, Arkansas 72011 United States |
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| Coordinates | 34°33′23.0″N 92°30′33.0″W / 34.556389°N 92.509167°WCoordinates: 34°33′23.0″N 92°30′33.0″W / 34.556389°N 92.509167°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Public comprehensive |
| Founded | Prior to 1920 |
| Status | Open |
| CEEB code | 040125 |
| NCES School ID | 050279000047 |
| Teaching staff | 35.62 (on FTE basis) |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 699 (2010–11) |
| • Grade 9 | 134 |
| • Grade 10 | 106 |
| • Grade 11 | 111 |
| • Grade 12 | 97 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.30 |
| Education system | ADE Smart Core |
| Classes offered | Regular (Core), Career Focus, Advanced Placement (AP) |
| Campus size | 86.09 square miles (223.0 km2) |
| School color(s) |
Black Gray |
| Athletics conference | 4A Region 7 |
| Mascot | Bauxite Miner |
| Team name | Bauxite Miners |
| Accreditation | ADE |
| USNWR ranking | Unranked |
| Communities served | Bauxite, Tull |
| Affiliation | Arkansas Activities Association |
| Website | bhs |
Bauxite High School (BHS) is a comprehensive public high school located in Bauxite, Arkansas, United States. The school provides secondary education in grades 9 through 12 for students encompassing 86.09 square miles (223.0 km2) of land including Bauxite, Tull and nearby Saline County and Grant County communities. It is one of five public high schools in Saline County and the only senior high school administered by the Bauxite School District.
The current high school facilities were built in 2001, replacing a Depression-era Works Progress Administration-built school that was destroyed by fire on 5 January 2001.
The assumed course of study is the Smart Core curriculum developed by the Arkansas Department of Education. Students may engage in regular and Advanced Placement (AP) coursework and exams prior to graduation. Bauxite High School is accredited by ADE.
In 2012, Bauxite High School was listed unranked in the Best High Schools Report developed by U.S. News & World Report.
The Bauxite High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Bauxite Miner with black and gray serving as the school colors.
The Bauxite Miners compete in interscholastic activities within the 4A Classification administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Miners play within the 4A Region 7 Conference. The Miners participate in football, basketball (boys/girls), cheer, dance team, baseball, fastpitch softball, track and field (boys/girls).
Students may also engage in a variety of clubs and organizations such as: Chess Club, Beta Club, Future Farmers of America (FFA), FCCLA, Student Council, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), and Quiz Bowl. A tradition for Bauxite High School is to have the names of graduates placed within the cement sidewalks around the school campus.
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