Echols County School District

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Echols County School District
Address
216 U.S. 129
, Georgia , 31648-2200
United States
Coordinates 31°22′46″N84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W / 31.379434; -84.969978 Coordinates: 31°22′46″N84°58′12″W / 31.379434°N 84.969978°W / 31.379434; -84.969978 [1]
District information
GradesPre-school - 12
SuperintendentShannon C. King
Accreditation(s) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment868 [2]
Faculty48 [2]
Other information
Telephone(229) 559-5734
Website 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.

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Schools

Elementary-Middle School building Echols County Elementary Middle School building.jpg
Elementary-Middle School building
High school building Echols County High School building.jpg
High school building

The Echols County School District has one elementary-middle-high school, all in one building. [3]

Elementary-middle-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. [5] [6]

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  4. Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  5. Land, Greg (2020-12-14). "Fired Southeast Georgia Teacher Settles Race Discrimination Case for $137K". Daily Report. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
  6. Richards, Terry (July 20, 2020). "Echols school system faces racial discrimination lawsuit". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved 2020-12-16.