Jefferson City School District

Jefferson City Schools
Address
345 Storey Lane
Jefferson
, Georgia, 30549
United States
Coordinates34°08′28″N 83°36′04″W / 34.1410523°N 83.6011233°W / 34.1410523; -83.6011233[1]
District information
GradesPre-kindergarten – 12
SuperintendentDonna McMullan
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment4,166 (2022–23)[2]
Faculty268.60 (FTE)[2]
Student–teacher ratio15.51[2]
Other information
Telephone(706) 367-2880
Fax(706) 367-2291
Websitejeffcityschools.org

The Jefferson City Schools is a public school district in Jackson County, Georgia, United States, based in Jefferson. It serves Jefferson and the surrounding communities in Jackson County.

Schools

The Jefferson City School District has two elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.[3]

Elementary schools

  • Jefferson Academy
  • Jefferson Elementary School

Middle school

  • Jefferson Middle School

High school

  • Jefferson High School

COVID-19 Pandemic

In the summer of 2020, Jefferson City Schools made national headlines as one of the first school districts in the United States (and the first in Georgia) to resume in-person classes during the COVID-19 pandemic.[4][5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "Jefferson City School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved June 13, 2024.
  3. ^ Georgia Board of Education[permanent dead link‍], Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Fausset, Richard (August 6, 2020). "A Small Georgia City Plans to Put Students in Classrooms This Week". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  5. ^ Yan, Holly (July 30, 2020). "Jefferson City Schools will be the first in Georgia to reopen Friday. These parents won't be sending their children". CNN. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
  6. ^ Toone, Stephanie (July 28, 2020). "A small Georgia school system will start the school year this week". Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved August 18, 2020.