Rector School District is a public
school district
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based in
Rector, Arkansas
Rector is a city in southeast Clay County, Arkansas, Clay County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 1,977 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census.
History
Rector is named after Governor of Arkansas, Governor Henry Massey Rector (1 ...
,
United States
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. The school district encompasses of land, including portions of
Clay County Clay County is the name of 18 counties in the United States. Most are named for Henry Clay, U.S. Senator and statesman:
* Clay County, Alabama
* Clay County, Arkansas (named for John Clayton, and originally named Clayton County)
* Clay County, Fl ...
and
Greene County serving the communities of Rector and
Greenway.
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
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(ADE).
History
It was established by the merger of the
Greenway School District and the former Rector School District on July 1, 1984.
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" Arkansas Department of Education
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. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.
Schools
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Rector High School
Rector High School is a public high school in Rector, Arkansas, United States. It is one of three public high schools located in Clay County and serves the communities of Rector, Piggott, Greenway, Lafe, and Corning. It is the sole high schoo ...
, 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
Further reading
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Download - Includes maps of predecessor districts
External links
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School districts established in 1984