McGehee School District
| McGehee School District | |
|---|---|
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409 Oak Street McGehee, Arkansas 71654 United States |
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| District information | |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Accreditation | AdvancED |
| Schools | 2 |
| District ID | 0509630 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 1,188 |
| Teachers | 98.14 (on FTE basis) |
| Staff | 211.14 (on FTE basis) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 12.11 |
| Athletic conference | 3A Region 6 (Football) 3A Region 8 (Basketball) |
| District mascot | Owl |
| Colors |
Red White |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
McGehee School District is a public school district headquartered in McGehee, Arkansas. The school district encompasses 499.14 square miles (1,292.8 km2) of land in Drew and Desha counties and includes all or portions of McGehee, Arkansas City, Reed, Tillar, Watson,Rohwer, Rosedale, and Reed.
In July 1993 the Desha-Drew School District dissolved, with portions going to the McGehee School District and the other going to Dumas Public Schools.
In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students to consolidate with other districts. On July 1, 2004, the Arkansas City School District and the Delta Special School District were merged into the McGehee district.
In 2011 an African-American student sued the district for forcing her to share valedictorian status with a white student who had a lower grade point average (GPA). The students both had one B grade, and otherwise all A grades, but the white student had 1.5 more regular course credits, which due to course weighting resulted in her lower GPA. The case was dismissed in US District Court in 2013, which found that the school acted according to its published policy that in determining class rank, "a student with a greater number of courses will not be penalized."
The schools are McGehee Elementary School (prekindergarten through grade 6), McGehee Jr. High School (grades 7 through 8), and McGehee high School (grades 9 through 12). Both schools and the district are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) and AdvancED.
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