Guy–Perkins School District

Guy–Perkins School District
Location
492 AR 25 North
Guy, Arkansas 72061

United States
Coordinates 35°19′32″N 92°19′23″W / 35.32556°N 92.32306°W / 35.32556; -92.32306Coordinates: 35°19′32″N 92°19′23″W / 35.32556°N 92.32306°W / 35.32556; -92.32306
District information
Type Public (government funded)
Grades PK–12
Schools 2
District ID 0507140[1]
Students and staff
Students 475[1]
Teachers 81.25 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff 84.25 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student-teacher ratio 11.52[1]
District mascot Thunderbird
Colors      Blue
     Gold
Other information
Website www.gptbirds.org

Guy–Perkins School District is a public school district based in Guy, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 46.38 square miles (120.1 km2) of land serving all or portions of the Faulker County communities of Guy, Twin Groves, Greenbrier, Damascus, and Quitman.[2]

Guy–Perkins School District employs over more than 80 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis to provide educational programs for students ranging from prekindergarten through twelfth grade at its consolidated facility serving its elementary and secondary schools that enroll more than 450 students. The Guy–Perkins School District is a member of the Arch Ford Education Service Cooperative.

All schools in the district are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education.

History

Guy–Perkins School District was formed in 1930 as a result of consolidation of nine small schools in proximity of Guy - Chinquapin, Cooperage Springs, Wolf Branch, Old Texas, Hendrickson, Hicks, Rowlett, Solomon Grove and Perkins. As a condition of consolidation, Perkins residents demanded that the grade school remain in Perkins and that the district name include Perkins, and so was created the Guy–Perkins School District. The grade school did move to Guy in 1936 and the school district ran well without major controversy until 1948 when the state required that all schools districts must have at least 350 students in attendance, a figure that was well above the district's attendance. Subsequently, the school district merged with several black schools, although attendance remained segregated until the 1960s.[3]

Schools

Secondary schools

Elementary schools

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Guy-perkins School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2013.
  2. "Guy-Perkins School District". USA.com. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  3. Petrucelli, Fred (11 February 2012). "Guy-Perkins explained". Log Cabin Democrat. Retrieved 22 January 2013.

External links

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