Editing Gillett, Arkansas (section)

== Education ==
The community is served by the [[DeWitt School District]], including Gillett Elementary School, DeWitt Middle School, and [[DeWitt High School (Arkansas)|DeWitt High School]]. [[Gillett High School (Arkansas)|Gillett High School]] served the community until its 2009 closure.<ref name=Brawner>{{cite web|author=Brawner, Steve|url=http://talkbusiness.net/2012/10/gillett-school-to-stay-open/|title=Gillett School To Stay Open|publisher=[[Talk Business & Politics]]|date=October 9, 2012|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref>

On July 1, 2004, the [[Gillett School District (Arkansas)|Gillett School District]], along with the [[Humphrey School District]], consolidated into the DeWitt district.<ref>"[http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls Consolidation/Annexations of LEA's (1983-June 30, 2012)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912013154/http://www.arkansased.gov/public/userfiles/Legal/ConsolidationAnnex_from_1983.xls |date=September 12, 2015 }}." [[Arkansas Department of Education]]. Retrieved on July 31, 2017.</ref>

Gillett Elementary School serves prekindergarten through grade 5.<ref name=SWTimesdenied>{{cite web|url=http://www.swtimes.com/article/20121009/NEWS/310099902|title=Arkansas Education Board Blocks Closure Of Gillett Elementary School|publisher=[[Southwest Times Record]]|date=October 9, 2012|accessdate=August 2, 2017}}</ref> The current facility was built in the 1950s. In 2010 the school had 81 students, and in 2012 the school had 74 students. In 2012, the DeWitt School District board voted in favor of closing Gillett Elementary, but it had to ask the [[Arkansas Board of Education]] for approval.<ref name=Brawner/> The state board denied the closure request 5-2.<ref name=SWTimesdenied/> Several area donors promised to raise $68,000 per year to keep the school open.<ref name=Brawner/>