Grades PK–12 Teachers 98.14 (on FTE basis) Number of students 1,188 Schools 2 Student teacher ratio 12.11 Colors Red, White | District ID 0509630 Website www.mcgeheeschools.org Accreditation AdvancED Staff 211.14 (on FTE basis) District mascot Owl | |
Athletic conference 3A Region 6 (Football)
3A Region 8 (Basketball) | ||
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.
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Map of Mcgehee School District, AR, USA
History
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 18-year-old African-American student named Kymberly Wimberly sued the district, saying that it was trying to force her to share valedictorian status with a White student even though the student had inferior grades.
Schools
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.
Previously the middle school division was called Conner Junior High School. After the acquisition of the Delta Special School District, the McGehee district continued to operate Delta Elementary School and Delta High School. After the acquisition of the Arkansas City School District, it operated the Arkansas City campus as a K-6 school. By October 2005 the district no longer operated the Arkansas City facility, and the Delta campus became elementary only. The Delta campus housed the district's Alternative Learning Environment (ALE) program. By October 2006 the Delta campus was no longer in operation.