Dodge County School District

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Dodge County School District
Dodge County Board of Education, Eastman.JPG
Address
720 College Street
, Georgia , 31023-9802
United States
Coordinates 32°11′28″N83°10′26″W / 32.191052°N 83.173971°W / 32.191052; -83.173971 [1]
District information
GradesPre-school - 12
SuperintendentThomas Michael Hilliard [2]
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment3,558 [3]
Faculty210 [3]
Other information
Telephone(478) 374-3783
Fax(478) 374-6697
Website www.dodge.k12.ga.us

The Dodge County School District is a public school district in Dodge County, Georgia, United States, based in Eastman. It serves the communities of Chauncey, Chester, Eastman, Milan, and Rhine.

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History

In December 1977, Dahl McDermitt was second place in a special election to be the superintendent, with 2,069 votes, while E. M. "Pete" McDuffie, previously a member of the Georgia Senate, got 2,176 votes. Another candidate got 1,552 votes. McDuffie dropped out of the race, and in a runoff election in January 1978, McDermitt won, taking 3,209 votes while his opponent, the third place holder from the 1977 special election, had 2,834 votes. More than half of the eligible voters had voted in the runoff. [4]

Schools

The Dodge County School District has a pre-K center, two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school, and an alternative school with a credit recovery academy. [5]

Elementary schools

Middle school

High school

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References

  1. "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  2. Eckles, Cindy. "Dennis chosen for superintendent". The Dodge County News Online. Archived from the original on May 8, 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Free District Report, Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  4. Lawson, Skippy (January 10, 1978). "McDermitt Defeats Jones For Dodge School Position". The Macon Telegraph . Vol. 152, no. 10. Macon, Georgia. p. 1A. - Clipping from Newspapers.com.
  5. Georgia Board of Education [ permanent dead link ], Retrieved July 2, 2010.