Baker County School District (Georgia)
{{short description|School district in Georgia (U.S. state)}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Baker County School District
| logo =
| streetaddress = 260 GA Hwy 37 E, PO Box 40
| city = Newton
| state = Georgia
| county =
| zipcode = 39870
| country = USA
| coordinates = {{Coord|32.191052|-83.173971 |display=inline,title}}{{Cite web|url=http://geocoder.us |title=Free US Geocoder |accessdate=2010-05-29 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110511062509/http://geocoder.us/ |archivedate=2011-05-11 }}
| superintendent = Dr. Roy Brooks[http://www.ciclt.net/sn/peo/p_list.aspx?SearchType=PC_Code&ClientCode=gssa&PC_Code=super State Superintendents of Georgia], Retrieved May 29, 2010.
| grades = Pre-school - 12
| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|1300180|district_name=Baker County|ref_name=NCES}}
| accreditation = Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
| free_label1 = Telephone
| free_text1 = (229) 734-5274
| free_label2 = Fax
| free_text2 = (229) 734-6123
| website = {{URL|http://bck12.baker.k12.ga.us/}}
}}
{{Infobox school
|name = Baker County K-12 School
|image =
|streetaddress = 260 Georgia Highway 37 Southwest
|city = Newton
|state = Georgia
|county = (Baker County)
|zipcode = 39870
|country = USA
|coordinates =
|headmaster =
|principal = Jeff Henderson
|district =
|motto =
|fightsong =
|established =
|type = Public high school
|enrollment_as_of = 2023-24
|colors = Black and gold{{Cite web|title=Baker County School|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/ga/newton/baker-county-bears/|access-date=2025-01-13|website=MaxPreps.com|language=en-US}}
{{color box|black}} {{color box|gold}}
|mascot =
|yearbook =
|conference =
|website = {{url|https://www.baker.k12.ga.us/|Baker County K-12 School}}
}}
File:Baker County Schools, Newton.jpg
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.[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=604&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved July 7, 2010. 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.{{cite news |title=U S Sues Baker School Officials |publisher=Atlanta Constitution |date=February 11, 1972}} 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|date=July 2017}}
Gallery
File:Former Baker County High School.jpg|Former Baker County School
File:Baker County Courthouse 2000.jpg|Baker County Courthouse, a former building of the Baker County High School
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.baker.k12.ga.us/}}
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