Baker County School District (Georgia)

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Baker County School District
Address
260 GA Hwy 37 E, PO Box 40
, Georgia , 39870
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
SuperintendentDr. Roy Brooks [2]
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
NCES District ID 1300180 [3]
Students and staff
Enrollment284 [4]
Faculty34 [4]
Other information
Telephone(229) 734-5274
Fax(229) 734-6123
Website bck12.baker.k12.ga.us
Baker County K-12 School
Address
Baker County School District (Georgia)

, ,
39870

United States
Information
TypePublic high school
PrincipalJeff Henderson
Staff26.30 (FTE) [5]
Enrollment293 [5]  (2023-24)
Student to teacher ratio11.14 [5]
Color(s)Black and gold [6]
  
Nickname Bears [6]
Website Baker County K-12 School
Baker County Schools school building Baker County Schools, Newton.jpg
Baker County Schools school building

The Baker County School District, also known as the Baker County School System, is a public school district in Baker County, Georgia, United States, based in Newton. It serves the communities of Elmodel and Newton.

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Schools

The district has one school serving pre-school to grade twelve. [7] It is the Baker County School.

History

Prior to court-ordered integration of the public schools, separate schools were maintained for white and black students. In 1972, the courts found the school board had skirted integration by selling buses and other public resources including West Baker Elementary Schools to private Baker Academy at a loss. [8] Around the late 1980s, students typically attended neighboring Mitchell County schools. In more recent years they have returned to a new school built in Newton: the Baker County K12 School.[ citation needed ]

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  2. State Superintendents of Georgia, Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  3. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Baker County". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences.
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