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Montgomery County School District (Georgia)

Coordinates: 32°11′31″N 82°33′24″W / 32.191884°N 82.556591°W / 32.191884; -82.556591
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Montgomery County School District
Address
305 S Richardson St.
, 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

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

Elementary school

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  • Montgomery County Elementary School

Middle school

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  • Montgomery County Middle School

High school

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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

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  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."
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