Durant Independent School District
| Durant Independent School District | |
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1323 Waco Street, Durant, OK United States of America | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public, Independent |
| Grades | PK - 12 |
| Superintendent | Jason Simeroth |
| Budget | $23,463,370 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 3,294 |
| Staff | 246 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www.durantisd.org |
Durant Independent School District is a public school district based in Durant, Oklahoma. Durant ISD takes some students in from places such as Calera, Armstrong, Mead, Silo, Caddo, and Atoka. In terms of enrollment, Durant ISD is the largest public school district in Southeastern Oklahoma.
History
Constructed in 1919, today's Durant Middle School originally served as the Durant high school and housed students grades 6 through 12. From the mid-1950s to the mid-1990s, it houses grades 6 through 8, before switching to serve 7th and 8th grade regular classes and 7th, 8th, and 9th grade extracurricular activities.
The Durant Intermedite School was formerly the Bryan Memorial Hospital before the construction of the Medical Center of Southeastern Oklahoma in 1987. It underwent renovations beginning in 1994. Durant Intermediate School converted a north wing to house 4th grade classes, which was completed just before the 2006-2007 school year.
George Washington Elementary School was opened in 1934, but no longer serves as an elementary school. Vision Academy was moved to building in 2003.
The district's current administration building was formerly Durant Medical Supply. The Indian Education for Native Americans was formerly Bryan County Health Department. Renovation for this area began since 1994 and began with 6th grade first. 4th grade was added in 2006 when Vision Academy moved to George Washington Elementary School in 2003.
District geography
The Durant Middle School is scheduled to move from its 6th street location to 7th street in 2011 once the new high school campus has been completed. Expansion for the partially renovated present campus on 6th street is impossible because of the small amount of land available which has sealed off one street and parking is located at a vacant lot north of the school.
The Durant Intermediate School is located in the medical district in the northern section of Durant. Nearby is the district's administration office.
List of schools
- Durant High School
- Durant Middle School, serving approximately 441 students in the 7th and 8th grade
- Durant Intermediate School, serving approximately 700 students in the 4th, 5th and 6th grade
- Robert E. Lee Elementary, serving approximately 200 students
- Northwest Heights Elementary, serving approximately 550 students
- Washington Irving Elementary, serving approximately 550 students
Other buildings
Originally used for classes from 1934 to 2003, the former George Washington Elementary school building is now used for office space, Safe Schools - Healthy Students, a soup kitchen, Vision Academy, Pathways Academy, and Cross Roads Academy.
Another building houses administration offices.
Demographics
The racial makeup of public school students is 35% Native American, 1% Asian, 2% African American, 5% HIspanic, and 56% Caucasian.
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