Rector School District

School district in Arkansas

Rector School District

Location

604 West 5th Street
Rector, Arkansas 72461

United States
District information
Grades| PK–12
Accreditation| Arkansas Department of Education
Schools| 2[1]
NCES District ID| 0504370[1]
Students and staff
Students| 627[1]
Teachers| 54.58 (on FTE basis)[1]
Staff| 105.58 (on FTE basis)[1]
Student–teacher ratio| 11.49[1]
Athletic conference| 2A Region 3
District mascot| Cougar
Colors|  Blue
Gray
Other information
Website| rector.k12.ar.us

Rector School District is a public school district based in Rector, Arkansas, United States. The school district encompasses 179.00 square miles (463.6 km2) of land, including portions of Clay County and Greene County serving the communities of Rector and Greenway.[2]

The Rector School District was previously known as the Clay County Central School District from its founding in 1984 until 2000.

The district proves comprehensive education for more than 600 pre-kindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the Arkansas Department of Education (ADE).

## History[edit]

It was established by the merger of the Greenway School District and the former Rector School District on July 1, 1984.[3]

## Schools[edit]

* Rector High School, located in Rector and serving more than 250 students in grades 7 through 12.
* Rector Elementary School, located in Rector and serving more than 350 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 6.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Rector School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
2. ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Clay County, AR" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 4, 2021.
3. ^ "ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls." Arkansas Department of Education. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.

## Further reading[edit]

* "Arkansas Department of Education school district maps, 1952-1954 Clay County, 1952-1954". Arkansas Digital Archives. Arkansas State Archives. (Download) - Includes maps of predecessor districts

## External links[edit]

* Official website
* Clay County Central School District/Rector School District at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

* United States portal
* Schools portal