Newport School District (Arkansas)

Newport School District
Location
406 Wilkerson Drive
Newport, Arkansas 72112
United States
District information
GradesPK–12
Established1876
SuperintendentJon E. Bradley
AccreditationArkansas Department of Education
Schools3[1]
NCES District ID0500023[1]
Students and staff
Students1,548[1]
Teachers121.09 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff268.09 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio12.78[1]
Athletic conference4A West (2012–14)
District mascotGreyhound
Colors  Black
  Orange
Other information
Websitewww.newportschools.org

Newport School District (NSD) is a public school district based in Newport, Arkansas. Established in 1876, NSD supports more than 1,500 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 in the 2010–11 school year by employing more than 260 faculty and staff on a full time equivalent basis for its five schools.

The school district encompasses 333.49 square miles (863.7 km2) of land[citation needed] in Jackson County and serves all of Newport, Amagon, Beedeville, Jacksonport, Tupelo, and Weldon, and portions of Diaz.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Newport School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
  2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Jackson County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.