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The Savannah-Chatham County Public School System (SCCPSS) is a public school district in Chatham County, Georgia, United States. SCCPSS is run by an elected Board of Public Education and operates most all of the public schools in Chatham County, including those in the city of Savannah. It is the sole public school district in the county. The current superintendent is S. Denise Watts, Ed.D.
The district has an enrollment of over 35,925 students and operates 23 elementary schools, eight middle schools, eight K-8 schools, and 11 high schools. It also runs satellite facilities including the Massie Heritage Center (a preserved historic school) and the Oatland Island Wildlife Center (a wildlife refuge and environmental education complex). The school system supports two alternative schools for middle and/or high school students as well as an adult learning center.
Administration
= Board of Public Education
=The Savannah Chatham County Public School Board is the elected policy-making branch of the school district's administration. Eight board members, each representing a geographic district that coincides with those of the Chatham County Commission, are elected to a four-year term. The board president is elected county-wide for a four-year term.
= Superintendent
=The superintendent of schools is appointed by the Savannah Chatham County Board of Education and is charged with implementing the board's policies and the overall administration of the school system. Dr. Denise Watts was hired as superintendent on June 15, 2023.
Schools
= Elementary schools
=Bloomingdale Elementary School
Brock Elementary School
Butler Elementary School
Gadsden Elementary School
Garden City Elementary School
Gould Elementary School
Haven Elementary School
Heard Elementary School
Hodge Elementary School
Howard Elementary School
Largo-Tibet Elementary School
Juliette Low Elementary School
Marshpoint Elementary School
Pooler Elementary School
Port Wentworth Elementary
Rice Creek School
Savannah Classical Academy (Charter School)
J.G. Smith Elementary School
Shuman Elementary School
Southwest Elementary School
Andrea B. Williams Elementary School
Susie King Taylor Community School (Charter School)
Thunderbolt Elementary School
Tybee Maritime Academy (Charter School)
West Chatham Elementary School
White Bluff Elementary School
Windsor Forest Elementary School
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= Middle schools
=STEM at Bartlett Middle School
Coastal Middle School
DeRenne Middle School
Hubert Middle School
Mercer Middle School
Myers Middle School
Oglethorpe Charter Middle School
Southwest Middle School
West Chatham Middle School
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= K-8 schools
=East Broad
Ellis Montessori
Esther F. Garrison
Georgetown
Godley Station
Hesse
Isle of Hope
New Hampstead K-8
The White House
Pulaski k-8
= High schools
=Alfred E. Beach High School
Robert W. Groves High School
Islands High School
Herschel V. Jenkins High School
Sol C. Johnson High School
New Hampstead High School
Savannah Arts Academy
Savannah High School
Savannah Early College High School
Windsor Forest High School
Woodville Tompkins Technical & Career High School
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= Charter schools
=Coastal Empire Montessori
Oglethorpe Charter School
Savannah Classical Academy
Tybee Island Maritime Academy
= Virtual learning
=Savannah Chatham E-Learning Academy (SCELA)
= Former schools
=Richard Arnold High School
Commercial High School
Islands Elementary School
Shuman Middle School
Tompkins High School
Scott Middle School
= Satellite facilities
=Massie Heritage Interpretation Center
Oatland Island Wildlife Center
Notes
A.^ List information from "District Board of Education". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Archived from the original on June 12, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2008.
B.^ List information from "High Schools". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
C.^ List information from "Middle Schools". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
D.^ List information from "Elementary Schools". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Archived from the original on March 3, 2008. Retrieved February 25, 2013.
E.^ List information from "K-8 Schools". Savannah-Chatham County Public Schools. Archived from the original on May 18, 2012. Retrieved February 25, 2013. School is closed every school
References
External links
Official website