Bryant Public Schools
| Bryant Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
|
200 Northwest 4th Street Bryant, Arkansas 72022 United States | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public school district |
| Superintendent | Randy Rutherford |
| School board | Bryant School Board |
| Schools | 10[1] |
| District ID | 0503690[1] |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 8,027[1] (2010–11) |
| Faculty | 480.68 (on FTE basis)[1] |
| Staff |
879.68 (on FTE basis),[1] 810 (total employees) |
| Student-teacher ratio | 16.70[1] |
| Other information | |
| Area | 349 sq mi (900 km2) |
| School Millage Rate | 33.5 mills |
| Free/Reduced Lunch Rate | 27.1% |
| Per Pupil Expenses | US$5,621 |
| Website |
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Bryant Public Schools (or Bryant School District) is a public school district based in Bryant, Arkansas, United States. For the 2010–11 school year, the school district provides early childhood, elementary and secondary education to more than 8,000 students in prekindergarten through grade 12 and employs more than 875 educators and staff at its schools and district offices.
BPS encompasses 342.19 square miles (886.3 km2) of land in Saline County and supports all or portions of Alexander, Benton, Salem CDP, Mabelvale, Shannon Hills, Bauxite, and Avilla.[2]
In 2011, Bryant School District and its high school were recognized in the AP District of the Year Awards program in the College Board's 2nd Annual Honor Roll that consisted of 367 U.S. public school districts (4 in Arkansas) that simultaneously achieved increases in access to AP® courses for a broader number of students and improved the rate at which their AP students earned scores of 3 or higher on an AP Exam.[3]
Schools
High schools
- Bryant High School, grades 9–12 located in Bryant
Middle schools
- Bryant Middle School, grades 6–8 located in Bryant
- Bethel Middle School, grades 6–8 located in Alexander
Elementary schools
- Bryant Elementary, prekindergarten through grade 5 located in Bryant
- Collegeville Elementary, prekindergarten through grade 5 located in Bryant
- Robert L. Davis Elementary, kindergarten through grade 5 located in Alexander
- Hurricane Creek Elementary, kindergarten through grade 5 located in Benton
- Salem Elementary, kindergarten through grade 5 located in Bryant
- Springhill Elementary, kindergarten through grade 5 located in Alexander
- Hillfarm Elementary, kindergarten through grade 5 located in Bryant
Alumni
- Travis Wood - Current Minor League Baseball Player for the Cincinnati Reds
- Justin Wells - Current Pitcher for the University of Arkansas
- Aaron Davidson - Pitches for the San Francisco Giants minor league team in Arizona
- Spencer McCorkel - Pole Vaulter at University of Arkansas, USA Junior Championship Qualifier, 2008 ALL SEC, National Qualifier, Regional Qualifier
- Jason Pelletier - Pole Vaulter at Penn. State University, U19 Olympic Team, 2008 Arkansas GATORADE Track & Field Athlete of the Year
- Shane Broadway - Former Arkansas State Senator
- Jasmine Carter who is also known as Batman
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Bryant School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "Bryant Public Schools". USA.com. Retrieved 24 March 2013.
- ↑ "AP District of the Year Awards: 2nd Annual Honor Roll". College Board. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 14 November 2012.