Montgomery County School District (Georgia) Explained

Montgomery County School District
Streetaddress:305 S Richardson St.
City:Mount Vernon
State:Georgia
Zipcode:30445
Country:USA
Coordinates:[1]
Superintendent:Lynn Batten
Faculty:83
Grades:Pre-school - 12
Enrollment:1,294[2]
Accreditations:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Free Label1:Telephone
Free Text1:(912) 583-2301
Free Label2:Fax
Free Text2:(912) 583-4822

The Montgomery County School District is a public school district in Montgomery County, Georgia, United States, based in Mount Vernon. It serves the communities of Ailey, Alston, Higgston, Mount Vernon, Tarrytown, Uvalda, and Vidalia.

Schools

The Montgomery County School District has one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school.[3]

Elementary school

Middle school

High school

The school has received national attention in the New York Times for unofficially sponsoring separate, segregated proms for white and black students. Though many students are comfortable with the concept of an integrated prom, many parents have repeatedly blocked measures to sponsor such an event.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free US Geocoder . 2010-06-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511062509/http://geocoder.us/ . 2011-05-11 .
  2. http://www.school-stats.com/GA/MONTGOMERY/MONTGOMERY_COUNTY.html School Stats
  3. Web site: Schools in Montgomery County. Georgia Board of Education. 4 October 2010.
  4. News: A Prom Divided. Sara Corbett. The New York Times. May 21, 2009., "When the actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for last year's first-of-its-kind integrated prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi, his home state, the idea was quickly embraced by students — and rejected by a group of white parents, who held a competing "private" prom."