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DeWitt School District

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District ID
  
0500001

Region
  
Arkansas

Schools
  
4

Student teacher ratio
  
10.66

Teachers
  
127.77

Number of students
  
1,362

Staff
  
222.77

Type
  
Public (government funded)

Website
  
www.dewittschooldistrict.net

Headquarters
  
De Witt, Arkansas, United States

DeWitt School District is a school district based in the town of DeWitt and contains four schools, including DeWitt High School, DeWitt Middle School, DeWitt Elementary School and Gillett Elementary School. The DeWitt School District is geographically the state's largest school district with 872.29 square miles (2,259.2 km2) of land and 46.18 square miles (119.6 km2) of water encompassing the all or portions of the Arkansas County, Jefferson County, and Desha County communities of DeWitt, Stuttgart, Humphrey, Altheimer, Dumas, Gillett, Ethel, Saint Charles, Almyra, Crocketts Bluff, Casscoe, and Tichnor.

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Map of DeWitt School District, AR, USA

Secondary schools

  • DeWitt High School is a comprehensive public high school for students in grades 9 through 12. In 2007-2008 it had approximately 350 students and 35 teachers. It is located southeast of Stuttgart. Ethnically, the school is 81% Caucasian, 18% African-American, and less than 1% Hispanic with very few students of other backgrounds. DeWitt High School is a closed campus. Students are not allowed to leave campus without permission to sign out. During school year, the school day runs from 8 AM to 3:15 PM, Monday through Friday. DeWitt High School's mascot is the Dragon. Its colors are blue and gold. Lunch and breakfast are served daily.
  • DeWitt Middle School, located in DeWitt and serving more than 300 students in grades 6 through 8.

    • Primary schools

  • DeWitt Elementary Schooll, located in DeWitt and serving more than 500 students in kindergarten through grade 5.
  • Gillett Elementary School, located in Gillett and serving approximately 75 students in prekindergarten through grade 5.

    • Notable alumni

  • Winston Bryant—Politician; former Arkansas Secretary of State, Lt. Governor, and Attorney General

    • References

    DeWitt School District Wikipedia
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