Nevada School District 1 is a public school district based in
Nevada County, Arkansas
Nevada County ( ) is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 8,310, less than half of its peak in 1920. The county seat is Prescott. Nevada County is Arkansas's 63rd ...
. Based in
Rosston along
U.S. Highway 278, the school district encompasses of land in the county, supports more than 400 students, and employs more than 80 educators and staff at its two schools and district offices.
In the 2013–2014 school year, the district had 362 students.
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Communities in its service area include Rosston, Bodcaw, Cale, Willisville, Laneburg, and Oak Grove.[ - See Laneburg and Oak Grove on the map.] A small portion of the district extends into Ouachita County.[ ]
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History
The Nevada County School District formed on July 1, 1985, from the merger of Bodcaw, Cale, Laneburg, Oakgrove, and Willisville school districts.[ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls]
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The Arkansas Board of Education
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voted to dissolve the Stephens School District in April 2014, and the portion in Nevada County was given to the Nevada School District. The Stephens district asked the state board to merge all of the district into the Nevada School District as a way of keeping the Stephens School open, but the state board rejected the proposal.
Schools
* Nevada Elementary School, serving kindergarten through grade 6.
* Nevada High School, serving grades 7 through 12.
References
Further reading
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- Includes locations of schools of predecessor districts
External links
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Nevada School District No. 1 Nevada County, Arkansas Regulatory Basis Financial Statements and Other Reports June 30, 2011
Nevada School District No. 1 Nevada County, Arkansas Regulatory Basis Financial Statements And Other Reports June 30, 2014
Education in Nevada County, Arkansas
Education in Ouachita County, Arkansas
School districts in Arkansas
School districts established in 1985
1985 establishments in Arkansas
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