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Echols County School District

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. It serves the communities of Fruitland and Statenville.

Schools

Elementary-Middle School building
High school building

The Echols County School District has one elementary-middle-high school, all in one building.

The facilities are in unincorporated areas.

Schools:

  • Echols County Elementary/Middle School
  • Echols County High School

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.

References

  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  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.