Gosnell School District (officially: Gosnell School District No. 6) is a public school district based in Gosnell, Arkansas, United States. The Gosnell School District provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education for more than 1,400 prekindergarten through grade 12 students at its two facilities within Mississippi County, Arkansas. It serves Gosnell and

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History

The Gosnell school system was started prior to 1927. One of the earliest Superintendents, C.F. Cooper, oversaw most of the early growth of the school and the addition of a high school curriculum by 1930. By 1940, the school system had begun construction on their first gymnasium, and were on track to be the second or third school system in Mississippi County to have such a building. In 1946, after the end of World War 2 and the closure of the neighboring

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, the district moved its high school and most of its elementary school body to the former base's officer's club building. By 1953, the U.S. Air Force was looking to reactivate the facility as a permanent military instillation and the district worked to move the school back to the old campus. Federal funding was used to help with the construction of new buildings. On September 4, 1962, the district desegregated its schools. Twelve black students, who were previously bussed to a school in Blytheville, were allowed to attend Gosnell schools. On July 1, 1984, the

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Schools

Gosnell High School Gosnell High School (or Gosnell Secondary School) is an accredited comprehensive public high school located in the city of Gosnell, Arkansas, United States, located northwest of Blytheville. The school provides secondary education for students ...

—serving more than 650 students in grades 7 through 12. * Gosnell Elementary School—serving more than 750 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 6.

References

External links

* School districts in Arkansas Education in Mississippi County, Arkansas {{arkansas-school-stub