Hall County School District | |
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711 Green Street Gainesville, Georgia, 30501-3368 United States |
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Coordinates | 34°17′59″N 83°49′31″W / 34.2996°N 83.8253°WCoordinates: 34°17′59″N 83°49′31″W / 34.2996°N 83.8253°W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | "Character, Competency, Rigor... For All" |
Grades | Pre-school - 12 |
Superintendent | Will Schofield |
Asst. Superintendent(s) | Dr. Eloise Barron Dr. Aaron Turpin |
School board | 5 members |
Chair of the board | Nath Morris |
Governing agency | Georgia Department of Education |
Accreditation(s) |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Georgia Accrediting Commission |
Schools | Elementary: 20 Middle: 8 High: 7 |
District ID | 1302610 |
Students and staff | |
Students | 27,079 |
Teachers | 1,691 |
Staff | 1,480 |
Student-teacher ratio | 16:1 |
Other information | |
Website | www |
The Hall County School District is a public school district in Hall County, Georgia, United States, based in Gainesville. It serves the communities of Buford, Braselton, Clermont, Flowery Branch, Gainesville, Gillsville, Lula, Oakwood, and Rest Haven.
The Superintendent is Will Schofield. The chair of the Hall County Board of Education is Nath Morris, who also serves all the North Hall Representatice. The four other board members are Craig Herrington, Vice-chairman and West Hall Representative; Sam Chapman, East Hall Representative; Bill Thompson, County At-Large Representative; and Brian Sloan, South Hall Representative.
In October 2009, Hall County Schools received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools with a grade of A.
The school district is governed by the Board of Education. The Board is made up of five elected members, one each from the North, South, East, and West Hall districts, and one elected by all Hall County citizens, referred to as the County At-Large district. The current Board Members are
The Board holds open meetings once a month to vote on educational matters, recognize students and teachers, and get input from the community.
The Hall County School District has twenty-one elementary schools, seven middle schools, and seven high schools.