Needles Unified School District

Needles Unified School District
Type and location
Type	Public
Grades	Kindergarten – Grade 12
Region	San Bernardino County
Country	United States
Location	Needles, California
District Info
Superintendent	Dr. Mike Davitt
Students and staff
Students	1,158[1]
Teachers	51[1]
Other information
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. ^[2] Route 66 also runs through the town. ^[3] 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 ^[4].

Schools

Current schools

Elementary

• Chemehuevi Valley Elementary School (Havasu Lake, California)
• Katie Hohstadt Elementary School (formerly D Street School)
• Parker Dam Elementary School (Parker Dam, California)(grades K–8)
• Vista Colorado Elementary School

Middle

• Needles Middle School

High

• Needles High School

Alternative

• Educational Training Center

Under construction

• Big River Elementary (K – 8)

Future

• Big River High School^[5]

Former schools

• Amboy School
• Essex School

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Needles Schools in California / CA - Public & Private Schools
2. ^ Needles Chamber of Commerce, History of Needles
3. ^ "A Guide to Route 66 through Needles" "California Historic Route 66 Association"
4. ^ Needles Unified School District schools, Needles - CA: charter and public schools. Needles school district - Needles CA school district
5. ^ Government Funded Technical Reports : Item 123456789/8237

External links

• District Website
• Needles High School