Coweta County School System Explained

Coweta County School District
Address:	167 Werz Industrial Boulevard
State:	Georgia
Zipcode:	30263-5803
Country:	United States
Coordinates:	^[1]
Grades:	Pre-kindergarten – 12
Superintendent:	Evan Horton
Accreditations:	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission
Faculty:	1,577.30 (FTE)^[2]
Staff:	1,563.50 (FTE)^[3]
Us Nces District Id:	1301500
Enrollment:	23,200 (2022–23)
Ratio:	14.71
Free Label:	Telephone
Free Text:	[phone]

The Coweta County School District is the primary education system in Coweta County, Georgia, United States. Its headquarters are an antebellum building on Jackson Street (US 29) at Sprayberry Road in Newnan, Georgia. Coweta County is the 9th-fastest-growing county in Georgia and the 26th-fastest-growing in the country. The school system has grown from 9,210 students in 1984 to over 22,000 students in 2007.^[4]

Overview

The school system operates eighteen elementary schools, six middle schools and three high schools, serving an area of 431sqmi with approximately 22,000 students and 1,200 teachers.^{[4] [5]}

Elementary schools

• Arbor Springs Elementary
• Arnco-Sargent Elementary
• Atkinson Elementary
• Brooks Elementary
• Canongate Elementary
• Eastside Elementary
• Elm Street Elementary
• Grantville Elementary
• Jefferson Parkway Elementary
• Moreland Elementary
• Newnan Crossing Elementary
• Northside Elementary
• Poplar Road Elementary
• Ruth Hill Elementary
• Thomas Crossroads Elementary
• Western Elementary
• Welch Elementary
• White Oak Elementary
• Willis Road Elementary

Middle schools

• Arnall Middle School
• Blake Bass Middle School
• East Coweta Middle School
• Evans Middle School
• Lee Middle School
• Madras Middle School
• Maggie Brown Middle School
• Smokey Road Middle School
• Central Education Center (CEC) - 8th Grade Academy

High schools

• Newnan High School
• East Coweta High School
• Northgate High School
• Central Education Center (CEC)
• Winston Dowdell Academy

Controversies

Board member's participation in Capitol insurrection

Roughly a week after the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, it was revealed Coweta school board member Linda Menk had attended the rally in Washington, D.C.^{[6] [7]} Menk, after facing backlash from the community, refused to resign from her position, and urged her fellow board members that October to leave the Georgia School Boards Association after its parent organization, the National School Boards Association, sent a letter to the Biden presidential administration urging an investigation into the "growing number of threats of violence and acts of intimidation occurring across the nation."^[8] Menk ended up resigning in late 2022.^[9]

See also

• List of school districts in Georgia
• The Heritage School, Newnan
• Trinity Christian School (Sharpsburg, Georgia)

External links

• Coweta County School System

Notes and References

1. Web site: GPS Coordinates . 31 August 2024.
2. Web site: Coweta County. National Center for Education Statistics. August 31, 2024.
3. Web site: Coweta County–Staff. National Center for Education Statistics. August 31, 2024.
4. http://www.cowetaschools.net/ Coweta County School System
5. http://www.localschooldirectory.com/districts.php/district_id/638/district_state/GA Local School Directory - Coweta County School District
6. Web site: Hill . Brian . 2021-01-12 . Parents want school board member removed after she attended deadly pro-Trump rally in US Capitol . 2022-03-08 . FOX 5 Atlanta . en-US.
7. Web site: 2021-01-18 . Coweta Co. School Board Member Who Attended Trump Rally Asked To Step Down: 'She Needs To Resign' . 2022-03-08 . en-US.
8. Web site: Menk urges Coweta school board to leave GSBA over letter to Biden . 2022-03-08 . The Newnan Times-Herald . en-US.
9. News: Menk resigns from school board . 2 November 2024. 8 August 2024. The Newnan Times-Herald . en-US.