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headquartered in Star City,

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." Star City School District. Retrieved on March 6, 2011. "206 Cleveland Street, Arkansas" The district serves Star City and Grady as well as multiple

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. Star City School District encompasses of land in Lincoln and

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History

The school district was first established in 1918. On July 1, 1985, the Glendale School District consolidated into the Star City district.Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)
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approved a law that forced school districts with fewer than 350 students apiece to consolidate with other districts.Dumas inherits Gould district’s deficit
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Arkansas News. May 11, 2005. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. In May 2004 the

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voted unanimously to merge the

Grady School District Grady Public Schools was a school district with its headquarters in Grady, Arkansas. Its territory is now within the Star City School District. History In 2004 the Arkansas Legislature approved a law that forced school districts with fewer tha ...

into the Star City district.Board approves more consolidations
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'' Arkansas News''. May 18, 2004. Retrieved on March 7, 2011. On July 1, 2004, the Grady School District was merged into the Star City district. Grady High, previously in operation, immediately closed, while Grady Elementary was still in operation. - Grady Elementary is listed in this directory, but Grady High is not.

Schools

Its schools include Jimmy Brown Elementary School, Star City Middle School, and Star City High School. In the 2004-2005 school year it operated Grady Elementary School. The 2005-2006 Arkansas School Directory did not list Grady Elementary.

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