📍 409 Oak St, Mcgehee, Desha County, 71654
McGehee Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mcgehee, Desha County. The school has 530 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Robinson. It is part of the Mcgehee School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
McGehee Elementary School enrolls 530 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 39.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 40% Black or African American and 5.3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 265 | 50% |
| Black or African American | 212 | 40% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 28 | 5.3% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 4% |
| Asian | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
530 of the school's 530 students (100%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
McGehee Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district VT-10.
McGehee Elementary School is one of 3 schools in MCGEHEE SCHOOL DISTRICT, based in MCGEHEE, Arkansas. The district serves 1,121 students district-wide and employs 90 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 530 students, McGehee Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 374 students per school.
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