Echols County School District

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Echols County School District
Address
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216 U.S. 129

Statenville
,
Georgia
31648-2200

United States
Coordinates31°22′46″N 84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W / 31.379434; -84.969978Coordinates: 31°22′46″N 84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W / 31.379434; -84.969978[1]
Information
SuperintendentShannon C. King
Faculty48[2]
GradesPre-school - 12
Enrollment868[2]
AccreditationsSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
Telephone(229) 559-5734
Websitehttp://www.echols.k12.ga.us/

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

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]

References[]

  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b School Stats, Retrieved September 8, 2015.
  3. ^ "Schools in Echols County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved 1 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Land, Greg (2020-12-14). "Fired Southeast Georgia Teacher Settles Race Discrimination Case for $137K". Daily Report. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  5. ^ Richards, Terry (July 20, 2020). "Echols school system faces racial discrimination lawsuit". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved March 11, 2012.

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