Tift County School District
Address
207 North Ridge Avenue
Tifton
, Georgia, 31794-4323
United States
Coordinates31°27′54″N 83°30′40″W / 31.465°N 83.511°W / 31.465; -83.511[1]
District information
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentAdam Hathaway
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
NCES District ID1304980[2]
Students and staff
Enrollment7,641[3]
Faculty467[3]
Other information
Websitetiftschools.com/
Tift County School District headquarters
Northeast Middle School

The Tift County School District is a public school district in Tift County, Georgia, United States, based in Tifton. It serves the communities of Omega, Phillipsburg, Tifton, Ty Ty, and Unionville.

Board of education

The following people make up the Tift County Government Board of Education

  • Jonathan Jones, Chairperson - District 7
  • Pat McKinnon - District 2 -
  • Marilyn Burks, Vice Chairperson - District 1
  • John Waddell - District 3
  • Jamie Hill - District 4
  • Sam Wright - District 5
  • Rusty Harrelson - District 6

Schools

The Tift County School District has a pre-K center, four primary schools, three elementary schools, two middle schools, one junior high school, one high school, and one alternative school.[4]

In 2010, the Tift County Board of Education turned J. T. Reddick Elementary School into a 6th grade-only school. In 2018, schools have been configured for grades K-5, 6-8 and 9–12. The new configuration will require that a new ninth grade wing be constructed at Tift County High School.[5]

High schools

Middle schools (6-8)

  • Eighth Street Middle School
  • Northeast Middle School

Elementary (K-5)

  • Annie Belle Clark Elementary School
  • Charles Spencer Elementary School
  • G.O Bailey Elementary School
  • J. T. Reddick Elementary School
  • Len Lastinger Elementary School
  • Omega Elementary School (located in Omega, K-5th grade)
  • Northside Primary School
  • Matt Wilson Elementary School

Preschools

  • Tift County Pre-K Center

Alternative schools

References

  1. ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Tift County". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences.
  3. 1 2 School Stats, Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  4. ↑ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Board to let parents know of rezoning plans » Local News » Tifton Gazette". Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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