Evans County School District

Evans County School District
Type and location
Type	Urban Public
Grades	PK-12
Location	Claxton, Georgia
District Info
Superintendent	Dr. Joy S. Collins
Students and staff
Students	1,888 [1]
Other information
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission
Website	www.evans.k12.ga.us

The Evans County School District is a school district based in Evans County, Georgia, United States. The superintendent is Dr. Joy S. Collins.

All of the schools have been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools as well as the Georgia Accrediting Commission.^[2] There are 1,888 students and 122 teachers, a ratio of 15:1.^[1]

Schools

Claxton Elementary School

Claxton Elementary School is a public grade school (grades PK-5) in the town of Claxton, Evans County, Georgia, USA, and part of the Evans County School District. In 2005 it had 898 students, and 52 teachers with a ratio of 1:17 while the State ratio was 1:16. The students were 43% white, 45% African-American, and 12% Hispanic. 63% of students were eligible for free lunch, over the State average of 43%; 14% of students were eligible for reduced lunch, over the State average of 9%; and 11% of students were migrants, compared to a State average of 1%.^[3]

Claxton Middle School

Claxton Middle School is a middle school (grades 6-8) in the town of Claxton, Evans County, Georgia, USA, and part of the Evans County School District. In 2005 it had 473 students, and 39 teachers with a ration of 1:12 while the State ratio was 1:16. The students were 40% white, 49% African-American, 10% Hispanic and 1% Asian. 65% of students were eligible for free lunch, over the State average of 43%; 15% of students were eligible for reduced lunch, over the State average of 9%; and 7% of students were migrants, compared to a State average of 1%.^[4]

Claxton High School

Main article: Claxton High School

Claxton High School is a high school (grades 9-12) in the town of Claxton, Evans County, Georgia, USA, and part of the Evans County School District. In 2005 it had 517 students, and 30 teachers with a ration of 1:17 while the State ratio was 1:16. The students were 53% white, 44% African-American, and 3% Hispanic. 50% of students were eligible for free lunch, over the State average of 43%; 13% of students were eligible for reduced lunch, over the State average of 9%; and 3% of students were migrants, compared to a State average of 1%.^[5]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Public School Review". http://www.publicschoolreview.com/county_schools/stateid/GA/county/13109. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
2. ^ "Georgia Accrediting Commission" (pdf). http://www.coe.uga.edu/gac/members/public.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-19. 
3. ^ "Public School Review". http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/21033. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
4. ^ "Public School Review". http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/21032. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 
5. ^ "Public School Review". http://www.publicschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/21031. Retrieved 2007-05-20. 

External links

• Claxton Elementary School web page at Evans County Schools
• Evans County School District
• Claxton Middle School web page at Evans County Schools
• Claxton High School web page at Evans County Schools