The Echols County School District is a public school district in Echols County, Georgia, United States, based in Statenville.
| Echols County School District | |
|---|---|
 District headquarters | |
| Address | |
216 U.S. 129
, Georgia, 31648-2200United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°22′46″N 84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W[1] |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-school - 12 |
| Superintendent | Shannon C. King |
| Accreditation(s) | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Students and staff | |
| Enrollment | 868[2] |
| Faculty | 48[2] |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
It is the only school district in the county.[3] It serves the communities of Fruitland and Statenville.
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School building
Schools
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The Echols County School District has one elementary-middle-high school, all in one building.[4]
The facilities are in unincorporated areas.[5]
Schools:
- Echols County Elementary/Middle School[6]
- Echols County High School
Litigation
editIn 2020, the school district settled a racial discrimination case brought by a teacher who had been the only Black teacher in the district until she was fired in 2018 over alleged financial improprieties.[7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ a b School Stats, Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Echols County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Schools in Echols County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved October 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "General Highway Map Echols County" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Land, Greg (December 14, 2020). "Fired Southeast Georgia Teacher Settles Race Discrimination Case for $137K". Daily Report. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Richards, Terry (July 20, 2020). "Echols school system faces racial discrimination lawsuit". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved December 16, 2020.