Henry County Public Schools Explained

Henry County Public Schools
Streetaddress:	3300 Kings Mountain Road
Zipcode:	24078
Country:	USA
Superintendent:	Dr. Amy Blake-Lewis
Staff:	1,670
Ratio:	14.37
Grades:	Pre-K–12
Enrollment:	7,130 (2020-2021)

Henry County Public Schools operates 14 schools - two high schools, two middle schools, and ten elementary schools - a community learning center, and a regional alternative program.^[1] HCPS operates preschool programs at ten elementary schools.

History

According to a thesis written by Eugene Carol Hoover in 1939, a Dr. J.M. Smith, who was superintendent of the county schools from 1876 to 1885, wrote a history of education in the county. He said that prior to 1850, Henry County had virtually no school history worth reporting. From 1846 to 1851, there was a brief experiment in Henry County with district free schools, which led to a violent political upheaval and culminated in abandonment of the experiment.

According to Jean Hairston, the first superintendent of schools in Henry County was Greenberry T. Griggs, who served from 1870 to 1876. In 1871, he reported there were 19 one-room schools operating for white children and 10 operating for black children. These schools were in session for about four and a half months. In 1901 it was reported that there were 75 schools for white children and 32 for the black children. Schools at this time went for five and a half months. All the schools only served grades 1-7.

Administration

Superintendent

The current superintendent of Henry County Public Schools is Dr. Amy Blake-Lewis.

School board

The Henry County School Board has seven members:^[2]

• Thomas Auker, Chairman
• Elizabeth Durden
• Terri C. Flanagan
• Ben Gravely
• Teddy Martin II, Vice Chairman
• Cherie Whitlow
• Champ Hardie

Schools

High schools

• Bassett High School
• Magna Vista High School

Middle schools

• Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School^[3]
• Laurel Park Middle School^[4]

Elementary schools

• Axton Elementary School^[5]
• Campbell Court Elementary School^[6]
• G. W. Carver Elementary School^[7]
• Drewry Mason Elementary School^[8]
• Meadow View Elementary^[9]
• Mount Olivet Elementary School^[10]
• Rich Acres Elementary School^[11]
• Sanville Elementary School^[12]
• Stanleytown Elementary School^[13]

Other sites

• Adult Education Center
• Center for Community Learning
• Career Academy

See also

• List of school divisions in Virginia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Why HCPS?. HCPS Family Connect. Henry County Public Schools. 18 February 2017.
2. Web site: Board Members / Overview . 2022-07-06 . www.henry.k12.va.us . en.
3. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/510 Fieldale-Collinsville Middle School
4. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/601 Laurel Park Middle School
5. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/axton Axton Elementary School
6. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/786 Campbell Court Elementary School
7. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/carver G. W. Carver Elementary School
8. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/1060 Drewry Mason Elementary School
9. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/679 Meadow View Elementary
10. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/mtolivet Mount Olivet Elementary School
11. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/1003 Rich Acres Elementary School
12. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/1131 Sanville Elementary School
13. https://www.henry.k12.va.us/Domain/1172 Stanleytown Elementary School