Decatur County School District

Decatur County School District
Decatur County School District
Address
	1417 Dothan Road Bainbridge, Georgia, 39817-3679; United States
Coordinates	30°54′21″N 84°34′35″W / 30.905888°N 84.576467°WCoordinates: 30°54′21″N 84°34′35″W / 30.905888°N 84.576467°W
District information
Grades	Pre-school - 12
Superintendent	Mr. Tim Cochran
Accreditation(s)	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; Georgia Accrediting Commission
Students and staff
Enrollment	5,782
Faculty	384
Other information
Telephone	(229) 248-2200
Fax	(229) 248-2252
Website	www.dcboe.com

The Decatur County School District is a public school district in Decatur County, Georgia, United States, based in Bainbridge. It serves the communities of Attapulgus, Bainbridge, Brinson, and Climax.

History

In 2021 the district will change grade alignment.^[3]

The Decatur County School District has five elementary schools, two middle schools, and one high school.^[4]

Bainbridge Middle School (will become a grade 6-8 school for the entire district in 2021)^[3]
Hutto Middle School (will become Hutto Elementary, grades 3-5 for the entire district, in 2021)^[3]

John Johnson Elementary School - Will be consolidated into West Bainbridge Primary School, building will close in 2021^[3]
Jones-Wheat Elementary School - Will become a PreK-2 school, Jones-Wheat Primary School, in 2021^[3]
Potter Street Elementary School - Will be consolidated into Jones-Wheat Primary in 2021^[3]
West Bainbridge Elementary School - Will become West Bainbridge Primary School in 2021^[3]

^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-08.
^ ^a ^b School Stats, Retrieved June 8, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h Holloway, Jill (2021-04-21). "Decatur County Schools plan realignment for 2021-22 school year". The Post Searchlight. Retrieved 2021-04-25.
^ "Schools in Decatur County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved 14 August 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}