Echols County School District
The Echols County School District is a public school district in Echols County, Georgia, United States, based in Statenville. It serves the communities of Fruitland and Statenville.
District headquarters
School building
| Echols County School District | |
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| Address | |
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216 U.S. 129 , 31648-2200 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31.379434°N 84.969978°W[1] |
| Information | |
| Superintendent | Shannon C. King |
| Faculty | 48[2] |
| Grades | Pre-school - 12 |
| Enrollment | 868[2] |
| Accreditations | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Telephone | (229) 559-5734 |
| Website | http://www.echols.k12.ga.us/ |
Schools
Elementary-Middle School building
High school building
The Echols County School District has one elementary-middle-high school, all in one building.[3]
Litigation
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.[4][5]
Elementary-middle-high school
- Echols County Elementary/Middle School[6]
- Echols County High School
References
- "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
- School Stats, Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- "Schools in Echols County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved 1 October 2010.
- Land, Greg (2020-12-14). "Fired Southeast Georgia Teacher Settles Race Discrimination Case for $137K". Daily Report. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- Richards, Terry (July 20, 2020). "Echols school system faces racial discrimination lawsuit". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved March 11, 2012.
External links
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