en Baker County School District (Georgia)

Baker County School District
Baker County School District
Address
	260 GA Hwy 37 E, PO Box 40 Newton, Georgia, 39870; United States
Coordinates	32°11′28″N 83°10′26″W / 32.191052°N 83.173971°W
District information
Grades	Pre-school - 12
Superintendent	Dr. Roy Brooks
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; Georgia Accrediting Commission
NCES District ID	1300180
Students and staff
Enrollment	284
Faculty	34
Other information
Telephone	(229) 734-5274
Fax	(229) 734-6123
Website	bck12.baker.k12.ga.us

The Baker County School District, also known as the Baker County School System, is a public school district in Baker County, Georgia, United States, based in Newton. It serves the communities of Elmodel and Newton.

Schools

The district has one school serving pre-school to grade twelve.^[5] It is the Baker County School.

History

Prior to court-ordered integration of the public schools, separate schools were maintained for white and black students. In 1972, the courts found the school board had skirted integration by selling buses and other public resources including West Baker Elementary Schools to private Baker Academy at a loss.^[6] Around the late 1980s, students typically attended neighboring Mitchell County schools. In more recent years they have returned to a new school built in Newton: the Baker County K12 School.^{[citation needed]}