Type Public school district Grades Pre-school - 12 Phone +1 770-473-2700 | Superintendent Luvenia W. Jackson Enrollment 48,000+ Area 370 km² Number of students 48,000 | |
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A career with clayton county public schools
Clayton County Public Schools is a public school district located in Jonesboro, Georgia, U.S. With over 50,823 students, CCPS is the fifth largest school district in Georgia and is ranked among the 100 largest school systems in the U.S. The 67 learning campuses of district include nine high schools, 14 middle schools, 35 elementary schools, three non-traditional schools, and six other educational programs.
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- A career with clayton county public schools
- Clayton county public schools state of the district 2016
- High schools
- Middle schools
- Loss of accreditation
- Timeline of revocation
- Board members
- References
Students can attend their neighborhood schools or charter schools. High school students can attend a magnet program for the arts, and take online courses. Gifted education programs are available for elementary, middle, and high school students.
The school district is highly diversified with 90 different countries of origin represented. Seventy-two different languages are spoken, with the largest two foreign languages being Spanish and Vietnamese. About 9,500 students speak a language other than English and 4,600 are counted as English language learners.
Clayton county public schools state of the district 2016
High schools
Nine closed campus and one open campus high schools are located in Clayton County.
Middle schools
These campus middle schools are located in Clayton County.
Loss of accreditation
On August 28, 2008 the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) revoked accreditation for the Clayton County School District. This is the third school district in the United States to lose accreditation since 1969.
Timeline of revocation
Board members
As of October 2, 2013, the members of the Clayton County Board of Education are:
Clayton County Public Schools gained provisional accreditation in 2009. Full accreditation was restored in 2011. As of 2014, the school system is on track to continue making improvements. After serving as interim superintendent, Luvenia Jackson was named Superintendent of Clayton County Public Schools. The system is also planning the opening of its brand new, state of the art Performing Arts Magnet High School, Martha Stillwell School of the Arts, adjacent to the school system's Performing Arts Center.