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Echols County School District

Coordinates: 31°22′46″N 84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W / 31.379434; -84.969978
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Echols County School District
District headquarters
Address
216 U.S. 129
, Georgia, 31648-2200
United States
Coordinates31°22′46″N 84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W / 31.379434; -84.969978[1]
District information
GradesPre-school - 12
SuperintendentShannon C. King
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment868[2]
Faculty48[2]
Other information
Websitewww.echols.k12.ga.us

The Echols County School District is a public school district in Echols County, Georgia, United States, based in Statenville.

It is the only school district in the county.[3] It serves the communities of Fruitland and Statenville.

Schools

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Elementary-Middle School building
High school building

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

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In 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

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  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  2. ^ a b School Stats, Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Echols County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
  4. ^ "Schools in Echols County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved October 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "General Highway Map Echols County" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
  6. ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  7. ^ Land, Greg (December 14, 2020). "Fired Southeast Georgia Teacher Settles Race Discrimination Case for $137K". Daily Report. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
  8. ^ Richards, Terry (July 20, 2020). "Echols school system faces racial discrimination lawsuit". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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