Needles Unified School District

Needles Unified School District

"Education First"
Location
Needles, California
San Bernardino County
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades Kindergarten – Grade 12
Superintendent Dr. Mary McNeil
Students and staff
Students 1,158[1]
Teachers 51[1]
Other information
"Attendance Area" "6000 square miles"[2]
Website http://www.needles.k12.ca.us/

Needles is part of San Bernardino County in California, but is on the borders of the states of Arizona and Nevada. Needles has been a regular stop for the Santa Fe railway since the 19th century.[3] Route 66 also runs through the town.[4] Schools in the Needles, California area are part of the Needles Unified School District, a public K – 12 school system. The school district is one of the largest in the United States in terms of area with almost 6,000 square miles (16,000 km2) in its boundaries, the largest geographical school district in the contiguous United States. In distance, this is the farthest school district from the county education offices (212 miles by freeway).

Needles Unified School District is made up of 7 different site locations throughout the town of Needles as well as the outermost boundaries of the district. The district runs from Amboy, California to Needles, and south to Havasu Lake, Parker Dam and Big River, California. It has 1,158 enrolled students.[5]

Schools

Elementary

Middle

High

Alternative

Under construction

Future

Former schools

References

  1. 1 2 Needles Schools in California / CA - Public & Private Schools
  2. ↑ http://www.needles.k12.ca.us/
  3. ↑ Needles Chamber of Commerce, History of Needles
  4. ↑ "A Guide to Route 66 through Needles" "California Historic Route 66 Association"
  5. ↑ Needles Unified School District schools, Needles - CA: charter and public schools. Needles school district - Needles CA school district
  6. ↑ Government Funded Technical Reports : Item 123456789/8237

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