Drew Central School District

Drew Central School District
Address
250 University Drive
Monticello
, Arkansas, 71655
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12[1]
NCES District ID0505470[1]
Students and staff
Students1,181[1]
Teachers79.69[1]
Staff87.3[1]
Student–teacher ratio14.82[1]
Other information
Websitewww.drewcentral.org

Drew Central School District 5 is a public school district located in Drew County, Arkansas.

Established in 1927, the school district covers 570 square miles (1,500 km2), almost all in rural Drew County, from where all the students are bussed into Monticello.[2] The majority of Monticello itself is not in Drew Central School District, but is within a district of its own, Monticello School District. The school administration and buildings of Drew Dentral Schools are in a section of the Monticello city limits that is within the Drew Central Schools boundaries, adjacent to the University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM).[3] These buildings are on 31 acres (13 ha) of land leased by the university to the school district.[2] Dependent minor residents of the UAM housing for married students and students with families, HHFA Apartments, are assigned to this district.[3][4] Additionally Wilmar is in the Drew Central district,[3] as is the unincorporated area of Selma.[5] A portion of the Drew Central district extends into Desha County.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for DREW CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. ^ a b History of the Drew Central Schools." Drew Central School District. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Drew County, AR." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 15, 2017.
  4. ^ "Campus Map." University of Arkansas at Monticello. Retrieved on October 15, 2017. Look for the "Married Student Apartments" on the northwest corner.
  5. ^ "General Highway Map Drew County, Arkansas" (PDF). Arkansas Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2021-02-25. - See Selma on the map.
  6. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Desha County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2023-03-11. - Text list - 2010 map