Edmonson County Schools
{{Short description|Public school district in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
{{Infobox school district
| name = Edmonson County Schools
| image =
| streetaddress = 200 Wildcat Way
| city = Brownsville
| state = Kentucky
| county =
| zipcode = 42210
| country = United States
| motto =
| established =
| superintendent = Brian Alexander
| grades = K–12
| faculty =
| enrollment =
| free_label =
| mascot = Wildcats
| free_label1 = Telephone
| free_text1 = (270) 597-2101
| free_label2 = Fax
| free_text2 =
| information =
| website = [http://www.edmonson.kyschools.us edmonson.kyschools.us]
}}
Edmonson County Schools is a public school district in Edmonson County, Kentucky, based in Brownsville.
Schools
The Edmonson County School District has two elementary schools, one school that houses 5th and 6th grade students, one middle school (which houses 7th and 8th grade students) and one high school.{{cite web| url= http://www.edmonson.kyschools.us/ |title=Edmonson County Schools|publisher= Edmonson County Schools |accessdate=December 30, 2015}} However, the two elementary schools will begin housing kindergarten through 6th grade in the 2027–28 school year.{{cite news|last=Bledsoe|first=Lynn|title=A New Home for Kyrock Elementary|work=Edmonson News|date=February 19, 2025|pages=1, 5}}
=Elementary schools=
- Kyrock Elementary School – Sweeden
- South Edmonson Elementary School – Chalybeate
=Middle schools=
- Edmonson County 5th and 6th Grade Center (5th and 6th grades) – Brownsville (to close operations after the 2026–27 school year)
- Edmonson County Middle School (7th and 8th grades) – Brownsville
=High schools=
- Edmonson County High School – Brownsville
=Other=
- Edmonson County Alternative Learning Center (8–12)
Former schools
=Preschools=
- Edmonson County Early Childhood Center—housed at the original Brownsville Elementary until late 2000s; now used as a shopping plaza housing several local businesses
===Elementary===
- Brownsville Elementary School (1959–2001)
- Chalybeate Elementary School (1959–1983){{cite news|last=Koenig|first=Bill|title=Edmonson school dispute could turn to bitterness |work=Park City Daily News|location=Bowling Green, Kentucky|date=June 2, 1981|page=5A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eEeAAAAIBAJ&dq=Kyrock&pg=PA64&article_id=4928,791112|via=Google Books}} – subsequently served as a preschool institution from 1986{{cite news|title=Edmonson Head Start to move|work=Park City Daily News|location=Bowling Green, Kentucky|date=October 17, 1986|page=2A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tDQqAAAAIBAJ&dq=chalybeate+school&pg=PA16&article_id=3386,3492967|via=Google Books|access-date=November 17, 2023}} until the late 1990s; remodeled as a private residence in 2006.{{cite news|last=Carmichael|first=Alicia|title=SCHOOL DAYS: Couple turns former school into home sweet home |work=Daily News|location=Bowling Green, Kentucky|date=September 30, 2006|pages=7A, 8A|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XwsbAAAAIBAJ&dq=chalybeate+school&pg=PA5&article_id=6782,3532846|via=Google Books|access-date=November 17, 2023}}
- Lincoln Elementary School (1959–1970?){{cite news|title=Edmonson Parents To Air Complaints About School|work=Park City Daily News|location=Bowling Green, Kentucky|date=September 28, 1970|page=3}}
- Sunfish Elementary School (1959–1979)
=High schools=
- Asphalt School (19??–1957?)
- Brownsville High School (1943–1959)
- Chalybeate High School (1952–1959)
- Kyrock High School (1919?–1959)
- Lincoln High School (1935–1959){{r|les70}}
- Sunfish High School (19??–1959)
=Unspecified=
- Blanton School (19??–1959)
- Wingfield School
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.edmonson.kyschools.us/ Edmonson County Schools]
Category:School districts in Kentucky
Category:Education in Edmonson County, Kentucky
{{Kentucky-school-stub}}