 We appreciate your interest in our school district and welcome
your questions. The entire A-O administrative team has an open-door
policy and is available to answer questions or to provide more
detailed information regarding our district. A-O School District offers an excellent educational program
for all students.
Here are a few interesting facts about our A-O schools.
Argenta-Oreana School District is comprised of approximately
76 square
miles of territory in Macon and DeWitt counties. The communities
of Argenta,
Oreana, and northeastern Decatur are located within its boundaries.
Most
people are surprised to learn that our school district extends
in Decatur as
far south as Pershing Road, as far west as Woodford Street,
and as far east
as Lake Decatur. The northern portion of our school district
extends into
DeWitt County, encompassing a few acres of farmland.
Our school district is organized by attendance centers. A-O
Elementary
School, grades Pre-K to 5, is located in Oreana. A-O Middle
and A-O High School
are located in Argenta. The District Office is also located
in Argenta.
Classrooms in all our schools are equipped with telephones
and
Internet connections. School breakfast and lunch is available
at the
elementary school. School lunch is available at the middle
and high
school. The District offers half-day programs in Pre-K.
Each school offers a comprehensive curriculum that includes
not only
regular classroom instruction, but also remedial classes,
classes in art, band and chorus, laboratory science instruction,
home economics, career education, physical education, and computer
instruction. The high school curriculum is expanded through
the
availability of additional vocational and technical classes
at the
Decatur Area Technical Academy. Extra-curricular activities
are available for students in grades 6-12. In grades 6-8, eligible
students may participate in volleyball, track, baseball, basketball,
wrestling, cheerleading,
scholastic bowl and student committee. Eligible students in
grades 9-12 may participate in football, volleyball, basketball,
wrestling, baseball, softball, track, cross country and cheerleading.
Cross country and wrestling are part of a sports CO-OP with
Maroa-Forsyth District #2. Additional opportunities are available
in scholastic bowl, yearbook, student council, and drama.
Argenta-Oreana School District employs 70 certificated teachers
and
38 support staff. The average teaching experience of teachers
is
16.5 years. 66.7 % of the teachers have bachelor degrees. 33.3%
of the
teachers have masters degrees or above. The pupil-teacher ratio
at the
elementary school is 16.8:1; at the secondary level the ratio
is 15.5:1. Instructional expenditure per pupil is $4,043. Operating
expenditure per pupil is $7,412.
Please assist us in our one goal: To continuously improve
the education of our students |
