Hamilton County School District Explained

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Address:	5683 U.S. Highway 129
City:	Jasper
State:	Florida
Zipcode:	32052
Country:	United States
Type:	Public
Grades:	PreK–12
Superintendent:	Dorothy Lee Wetherington-Zamora
Students:	1,579
Teachers:	85.0
Staff:	159.41
Ratio:	18.58

Hamilton County School District (HCSD) is a school district headquartered on the grounds of Hamilton County High School in unincorporated Hamilton County, Florida, south of Jasper.^[1] ^[2] It serves the entire county.

History

Circa 2003 the school district had about 2,100 students. It previously had its headquarters in another unincorporated area in the county.^[3]

Schools

Hamilton County High School (Unincorporated area) - serves middle school and high school
Hamilton County Elementary School (Unincorporated area)

Former schools:

Greenwood School (K-12)^[4]
Elementary schools:
- Central Hamilton Elementary School (Jasper)
- North Hamilton Elementary School (Jennings)
- South Hamilton Elementary School (White Springs)

Hamilton County Elementary School

The district consolidated three elementary schools into the new Hamilton County Elementary School, located at the high school site. Four of the five school board members agreed to the consolidation during an April 14, 2014 vote. The district originally planned to build it at the JRE Lee Complex, but on June 9, 2014 the district decided to change the location of the school.^[5] The Florida Legislature approved the school's funding,^[6] and groundbreaking was held on July 11, 2016.^[7] ^[8] Culpeper/Gray is the architect. The opening was scheduled for August 2017.^[9]

Notes and References

http://hch.hamiltonfl.com/ Home page
http://www.hamiltonfl.com/ Home page
https://web.archive.org/web/20030801083311/http://www.firn.edu/schools/hamilton/hamilton/ Home page
https://web.archive.org/web/20080121133245/http://www.hamiltonfl.com/greenwood Home
Web site: Taylor, Joyce Marie. Hamilton: New site chosen for consolidated elementary school. Suwannee Democrat. 2014-06-12. 2017-04-08.
Web site: Taylor, Joyce Marie. Hamilton County Elementary School funding approved-Subject to governor's signature . Suwannee Democrat. 2015-06-22. 2017-04-08.
"Hamilton County Elementary School Construction." Hamilton Elementary Schools. Retrieved on April 8, 2017.
Web site: Hamilton County set to break ground on new elementary school. WCTV. 2016-06-27. 2017-04-08. "The groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 5686 U.S. Hwy 129 South in Jasper."
Web site: Hamilton: Culpepper/Gray selected to construct new elementary school. Suwannee Democrat. 2015-07-27. 2017-04-08. 2016-05-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20160523203446/http://www.suwanneedemocrat.com/news/hamilton-culpepper-gray-selected-to-construct-new-elementary-school/article_2e3bd15a-3143-11e5-85cd-77bde846100c.html. dead.