Needles Unified School District
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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. Route 66 also runs through the town. 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 6000 square miles (15,539.9 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 .
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
and Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. Needles has been a regular stop for the Santa Fe railway since the 19th century. Route 66 also runs through the town. Schools in the Needles, California
Needles, California
Needles is a city located in the Mojave Desert on the western banks of the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, California. It is located in the Mohave Valley, which straddles the California–Arizona border. The city is accessible via Interstate 40 and U.S. Route 95...
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 6000 square miles (15,539.9 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
Amboy, California
Amboy is an unincorporated town in San Bernardino County, in California's Mojave Desert, west of Needles and east of Ludlow on historic Route 66. It is roughly 60 miles northeast of Twentynine Palms.-Geography:...
to Needles, and south to Havasu Lake, Parker Dam and Big River, California
Big River, California
Big River is a census-designated place in San Bernardino County, California, United States. The population was 1,327 at the 2010 census, up from 1,266 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. It has 1,158 enrolled students .
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