Montgomery County School District (Georgia)

Montgomery County School District
Address
305 S Richardson St.
Mount Vernon
, Georgia, 30445
United States
Coordinates32°11′31″N 82°33′24″W / 32.191884°N 82.556591°W / 32.191884; -82.556591[1]
District information
GradesPre-school - 12
SuperintendentLynn Batten
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment1,294[2]
Faculty83[2]
Other information
Telephone(912) 583-2301
Fax(912) 583-4822
Websitewww.montgomery.k12.ga.us

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

  • Montgomery County Elementary School

Middle school

  • Montgomery County 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.[4] Though many students are comfortable with the concept of an integrated prom, many parents have repeatedly blocked measures to sponsor such an event.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  2. ^ a b School Stats, Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  3. ^ "Schools in Montgomery County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved October 4, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ a b Sara Corbett (May 21, 2009). "A Prom Divided". The New York Times., "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."