Blytheville School District

Blytheville School District
Address
405 West Park Street
Blytheville
, Arkansas, 72315
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
SuperintendentDr. Veronica Perkins
NCES District ID0503320[1]
Students and staff
Students1,750[1]
Teachers144.57[1]
Staff165.01[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.1[1]
Other information
Websitewww.blythevilleschools.com

Blytheville School District #5 is a school district based in Blytheville, Arkansas, United States. BSD provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education to more than 2,900 students in prekindergarten through grade 12. The district employs more than 500 faculty and staff at its seven schools. The district encompasses 116.60 square miles (302.0 km2) of land in Mississippi County.

The district serves most of Blytheville and all of Burdette.[2]

History

The Blytheville school district was formally created by the state of Arkansas on May 4, 1905.[3]

The Burdette school district merged into the Blytheville district in 1971.[4]

Schools

Secondary education
  • Blytheville High School, serving grades 9 through 12.
  • Blytheville Middle School, serving grades 6 through 8.
  • Blytheville Charter School & Alternative Learning Community, serving grades 7 through 12.
Early childhood and elementary education
  • Blytheville Elementary School, serving grades 3 through 5.
  • Blytheville Primary School, serving grades 1 and 2.
  • Blytheville Kindergarten Center, serving prekindergarten and kindergarten.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for BLYTHEVILLE SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Mississippi County, AR" (PDF). 2020 U.S. Census. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022. - 2010 Map
  3. ^ "Blytheville School District Created". The Southern Standard. May 4, 1905. p. 1. Retrieved December 19, 2023.
  4. ^ Goatcher, Truett (January 1999). "School District Consolidation Will Save Millions of Dollars: Fact of Myth?" (PDF). Arkansas Association of Educational Administrators. p. 13 (PDF p. 16/27).

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