Strong–Huttig School District No. 83 is a public school district in
Strong, Arkansas
Strong is a city in Union County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 558 at the 2010 census.
Geography
Strong is located in the southern part of Arkansas. (33.109856, -92.358353). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city ...
. The school district supports more than 350 students and employs more than 50 education and staff.
The school district encompasses of land in Union County supporting Strong, Huttig, Felsenthal and all the rural area between Moro Bay and the state line.
History
The district begin in 1903. On July 1, 2004, the
Strong School District
Strong School District was a school district headquartered in Strong, Arkansas.
It operated Strong Elementary School and Strong High School.
On July 1, 2004, it consolidated with the Huttig School District to form the Strong-Huttig School Distr ...
consolidated with the
Huttig School District
Huttig School District #60 was a school district headquartered in Huttig, Arkansas.
It operated Huttig Elementary School and Huttig High School. Circa 2004 it had 240 students.ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls "
Arkansas Department of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage ...
. Retrieved on May 26, 2018.
Ordinarily a school district with fewer than 350 students for two consecutive years would be required to consolidate. In 2016 the
Arkansas Board of Education
Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the Osage la ...
granted a waiver that allowed Strong–Huttig to continue operating.
Schools
* Gardner–Strong Elementary School, serving prekindergarten through grade 6.
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Strong High School
Strong High School (SHS) is a comprehensive public high school based in the town of Strong, Arkansas, United States. SHS provides secondary education for more than 200 students in grades 7 through 12. Strong is one of public high schools in Uni ...
, serving grades 7 through 12. Strong athletics are basketball, football, cheerleading, and (girls) softball.