Editing Hughes, Arkansas (section)

==Education==
The community is served by the [[West Memphis School District]]. Post-2015 most students were transferred to Faulk Elementary School, West Junior High School, and [[Academies of West Memphis]] (formerly West Memphis High School).<ref name=Superville/>

Typically school bus commute times from Hughes to West Memphis are about one hour each way due to the bus making multiple stops; without stops the commute would take about thirty minutes. In winter periods Hughes students depart from school and/or arrive from home when the sun is not out.<ref name=Superville/>

It was formerly served by the [[Hughes School District]], which operated Mildred Jackson Elementary School<!--named "Hughes Elementary School" in the article--> and [[Hughes High School]]. In 2015 the [[Arkansas Board of Education]] voted to consolidate the Hughes district into the West Memphis district because of a decline in enrollment in the Hughes district.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wreg.com/2015/04/10/hughes-arkansas-schools-ordered-to-merge-with-west-memphis-school-district/|title=Hughes Arkansas Schools ordered to merge with West Memphis School District|publisher=[[WREG]]|date=April 10, 2015|accessdate=May 14, 2018}}</ref> The West Memphis district took possession of the school buildings, then gave them to the Hughes municipal government in 2016.<ref name=Superville/>