Hamilton County School District

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Hamilton County School District
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District administrative offices
Address
5683 U.S. Highway 129
Jasper
, Florida, 32052
United States
District information
TypePublic
GradesPreK–12 [1]
Superintendent Dorothy Lee Wetherington-Zamora
NCES District ID 1200720 [1]
Students and staff
Students1,579 [1]
Teachers85.0 [1]
Staff159.41 [1]
Student–teacher ratio18.58 [1]
Other information
Website www.hamiltonfl.com

Hamilton County School District (HCSD) is a school district headquartered on the grounds of Hamilton County High School in unincorporated Hamilton County, Florida, south of Jasper. [2] [3] It serves the entire county.

Contents

History

Circa 2003 the school district had about 2,100 students. It previously had its headquarters in another unincorporated area in the county. [4]

Schools

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Hamilton County High School
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Hamilton County Elementary School

Former schools:

Hamilton County Elementary School

The district consolidated three elementary schools into the new Hamilton County Elementary School, located at the high school site. Four of the five school board members agreed to the consolidation during an April 14, 2014 vote. The district originally planned to build it at the JRE Lee Complex, but on June 9, 2014 the district decided to change the location of the school. [6] The Florida Legislature approved the school's funding, [7] and groundbreaking was held on July 11, 2016. [8] [9] Culpeper/Gray is the architect. Opening was scheduled for August 2017. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for HAMILTON". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved 2022-03-05.
  2. Home page. Hamilton County High School. Retrieved on April 8, 2017. "School Address: 5683 Highway 129 South Jasper, Florida 32052"
  3. Home page. Hamilton County School District. Retrieved on April 8, 2017. "5683 Highway 129 South - Suite 1 Jasper, FL 32052"
  4. Home page. Hamilton County School District. August 1, 2003. Retrieved on April 8, 2017. "Hamilton County School District 4280 S.W County Road 152 Jasper, FL 32052"
  5. Home. Greenwood School. Retrieved on April 8, 2017.
  6. Taylor, Joyce Marie (2014-06-12). "Hamilton: New site chosen for consolidated elementary school". Suwannee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-04-08.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. Taylor, Joyce Marie (2015-06-22). "Hamilton County Elementary School funding approved-Subject to governor's signature". Suwannee Democrat. Retrieved 2017-04-08.
  8. "Hamilton County Elementary School Construction." Hamilton Elementary Schools. Retrieved on April 8, 2017.
  9. "Hamilton County set to break ground on new elementary school". WCTV. 2016-06-27. Retrieved 2017-04-08. "The groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 5686 U.S. Hwy 129 South in Jasper."
  10. "Hamilton: Culpepper/Gray selected to construct new elementary school". Suwannee Democrat. 2015-07-27. Archived from the original on 2016-05-23. Retrieved 2017-04-08.