Wilcox County School District (Georgia)

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Wilcox County School District
Address
395 West College Street
Abbeville
, Georgia , 31001-4231
United States
Coordinates 31°59′27″N83°18′49″W / 31.990827°N 83.313538°W / 31.990827; -83.313538 [1]
District information
GradesPre-school - 12
SuperintendentJulie Childers
Accreditation(s) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools,
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment1,439 [2]
Faculty90 [2]
Other information
Telephone(229) 467-2141
Website www.wilcox.k12.ga.us

The Wilcox County School District is a public school district in Wilcox County, Georgia with its board of education in Abbeville. [3] It serves the communities of Abbeville, Pineview, Pitts and Rochelle.

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WCS is the largest employer in the county. The district schools are about 111 miles (179 km) east of Columbus, Georgia, 130 miles (210 km) north of Tallahassee, Florida, and 160 miles (260 km) south of Atlanta. [4]

History

Until the late 1950s, each city in Wilcox County had its own school district. As of 2010, Wilcox County has one consolidated school district, the Wilcox County School District.[ citation needed ]

In 2010, in response to a budget cut, the district announced that for the 2010-2011 school year, school would be in session for four days per week instead of five. School officials said that this would save $100,000 ($139722.26 when adjusted for inflation) per period. [5]

Wilcox County Schools returned to a five-day school week during the 2015-2016 school year. [6]

In 2013, in response to Wilcox County High School students organizing their own integrated private prom after years of private separately organized proms by white and black students, the school district announced that it would hold a school-sponsored integrated prom in 2014. [7]

Schools

The Wilcox County School District has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. [8] They are Wilcox County Elementary School, Wilcox County Middle School, and Wilcox County High School. The Board of Education office is located in Abbeville, and all three county schools are located in Rochelle.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  2. 1 2 School Stats, Retrieved June 30, 2010.
  3. ↑ "BOE / Central Office." Wilcox County Schools. Retrieved on April 6, 2013. "Contact the Central Office 395 College Street W Abbeville, GA 31001"
  4. ↑ "Home." Wilcox County Schools. Retrieved on April 6, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Wilcox County schools move to four-day week." Macon Telegraph . January 23, 2010. Retrieved on April 7, 2013. "Wilcox County schools will go to a four-day school week starting in the 2010-11 school year, according to a school system news release. The move, which comes largely because of expected budget cuts, would save the school system $100,000, school officials said."
  6. ↑ "2015-2016 School Calendar Announced". Wilcox County Schools. February 19, 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Wilcox County Schools Respond to Integrated Prom." WMAZ . April 6, 2013. Retrieved on April 7, 2013.
  8. ↑ Georgia Board of Education [ permanent dead link ], Retrieved June 30, 2010.
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