Hall County School District

The Hall County School District is a public school district in Hall County, Georgia, United States, based in Gainesville.

Hall County School District
"Hall County Schools Logo
Address
711 Green Street
Gainesville
, Georgia, 30501-3368
United States
Coordinates34.2996°N 83.8253°W / 34.2996; -83.8253[1]
District information
TypePublic
Motto"Character, Competency, Rigor... For All"
GradesPre-school - 12
SuperintendentWill Schofield
School board5 members
Chair of the boardNath Morris
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
SchoolsElementary: 20
Middle: 8
High: 7
NCES District ID1302610[2]
Students and staff
Students27,157[3]
Teachers2,184[2]
Staff1,255[2]
Student–teacher ratio12:1[2]
Other information
Websitewww.hallco.org

Most of the county is in the Hall County School District; however, Portions in the city limits of Buford and Gainesville are in the Buford City School District and the Gainesville City School District, respectively. It serves the communities of Clermont, Flowery Branch, Oakwood, and Rest Haven. It also serves the Hall County portions of Braselton, Gillsville, and Lula, as well as Hall County's unincorporated area.[4]

The superintendent is Will Schofield. The chair of the Hall County Board of Education is Nath Morris, who also serves as the North Hall Representative. 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 Mark Pettitt, South Hall Representative.

In October 2009, Hall County Schools received accreditation from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools with a grade of A.[5]

Board of Education and Administration

Board of education

The school district is governed by the board of education. The board is made up of five members elected by all Hall County citizens. The current board members are:

NameDistrict
Nath Morris, ChairmanNorth Hall
Craig Herrington, Vice chairmanWest Hall
Sam ChapmanEast Hall
Mark PettittSouth Hall
Bill ThompsonCounty At-Large

The board holds open meetings twice a month to vote on educational matters, recognize students and teachers, and get input from the community.[6]

Schools

The Hall County School District has twenty elementary schools, seven traditional middle schools, and seven traditional high schools.[7]

Elementary schools
  • Chestnut Mountain Elementary School
  • Chicopee Elementary School
  • Flowery Branch Elementary School
  • Friendship Elementary School
  • Lanier Elementary School
  • Lula Elementary School
  • Lyman Hall Elementary School
  • Martin Elementary School
  • McEver Elementary School
  • Mount Vernon Elementary School
  • Myers Elementary School
  • Oakwood Elementary School
  • Riverbend Elementary School
  • Sardis Elementary School
  • Spout Springs Elementary School
  • Sugar Hill Elementary School
  • Tadmore Elementary School
  • Wauka Mountain Elementary School
  • White Sulphur Elementary School
  • World Language Academy

Middle schools
  • Alternative Learning Center
  • C. W. Davis Middle School
  • Cherokee Bluff Middle School
  • Chestatee Middle School
  • East Hall Middle School
  • North Hall Middle School
  • South Hall Middle School
  • West Hall Middle School
  • World Language Academy

High schools

References
  1. "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 9, 2010.
  2. "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Hall County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  3. "Annual Report to the Community". Hall County Schools.
  4. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Hall County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
  5. Gunn, Jerry (October 21, 2009). "Hall County Schools win SACS accreditation". AccessNorthGa.com. Retrieved February 17, 2010.
  6. "Meet The Board". Hall County Schools. Hall County Schools. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  7. "Schools in Hall County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved September 15, 2010.


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