Hall County School District | |
Address: | 711 Green Street |
City: | Gainesville |
State: | Georgia |
Postcode: | 30501-3368 |
Country: | USA |
Coordinates: | [1] |
Type: | Public |
Motto: | "Character, Competency, Rigor... For All" |
Grades: | Pre-Kindergarten – 12 |
Superintendent: | Will Schofield |
School Board: | 5 members |
Chair Of The Board: | Craig Herrington |
Accreditations: | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
Schools: | Elementary: 20 Middle: 8 High: 7 |
Students: | 27,328 (2022–23) |
Teachers: | 1,890.90 (FTE) |
Staff: | 1,606.90 (FTE) |
Ratio: | 14.45 |
The Hall County School District is a public school district in Hall County, Georgia, United States, based in Gainesville.
Most of the county is in the Hall County School District; however, Portions in the city limits of Buford and Gainesville are in the Buford City School District and the Gainesville City School District, respectively. It serves the communities of Clermont, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, and Rest Haven. It also serves the Hall County portions of Braselton, Gillsville, and Lula, as well as Hall County's unincorporated area.[2]
The superintendent is Will Schofield. The chair of the Hall County Board of Education is Nath Morris, who also serves as the North Hall Representative. The four other board members are Craig Herrington, Vice-chairman and West Hall Representative; Sam Chapman, East Hall Representative; Bill Thompson, County At-Large Representative; and Mark Pettitt, South Hall Representative.
In October 2009, Hall County Schools received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools with a grade of A.[3]
The school district is governed by the board of education. The board is made up of five members elected by all Hall County citizens. The current board members are:
Name | District | |
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Nath Morris, Chairman | North Hall | |
Craig Herrington, Vice chairman | West Hall | |
Sam Chapman | East Hall | |
Brian Sloan | South Hall | |
Bill Thompson | County At-Large |
The board holds open meetings twice a month to vote on educational matters, recognize students and teachers, and get input from the community.[4]
The Hall County School District has twenty elementary schools, seven traditional middle schools, and seven traditional high schools.[5]