Blount County Schools (BCS) is a
school district
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in
Blount County,
Tennessee
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, United States. The district has 18
schools
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with 750 teachers/administrators serving approximately 11,000 students.
The district includes all
unincorporated areas
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and all municipalities except for
Maryville and most of
Alcoa.
Communities in the district boundary include:
Eagleton Village,
Friendsville,
Greenback,
Happy Valley,
Louisville
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...
,
Rockford,
Seymour,
Tallassee,
Townsend Townsend (pronounced tounʹ-zənd) or Townshend may refer to:
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*Camp Townsend, National Guard training base in Peekskill, New York
*Townsend, Delaware
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,
Walland &
Wildwood.
History
In 2022 the board of trustees made David Murrell the director (superintendent) of the school system.
Schools
Below is a list of schools in the system, grouped by high school and feeder schools, followed by the year built, mascot and enrollment figures.
*
Heritage High School, 1,693 (Mountaineers) 1977
**Eagleton Middle School 437 (Royals) 2002
***Eagleton Elementary 515 (Ravens) 1962
***Rockford Elementary 382 (Tigers) 1919
**Heritage Middle School 708 (Mustangs) 1991
***Montvale Elementary 558 (Knights) 1984
***Porter Elementary 665 (Panthers) 1806/1918
***Prospect Elementary 425 (Cubs) 2011
***Townsend Elementary 131 (Tigers) 1993
***Walland Elementary 346 (Indians) 1963
*
William Blount High School
, motto_translation = Your Light is My Way
, address = 219 County Farm Road
, city = Maryville
, state = Tennessee
, zipcode = 37801
, country = ...
, 1,612 (Governors) 1979
**Carpenters Middle School 814 (Cougars) 2001
***Carpenters Elementary 261 (Cougars) 2006
***Fairview Elementary 412 (Angels) 1952
***Lanier Elementary 617 (Eagles) 1922
**Union Grove Middle School (Wildcats) 2008
***Friendsville Elementary 492 (Falcons) 1919
***Mary Blount Elementary 606 (Bears) 1989
***Middlesettlements Elementary 378 (Settlers) 1981
***Union Grove Elementary 369 (Bobcats) 2008
*Schools Proposed or Under Construction
**High School (to relieve overcrowding at
William Blount High School
, motto_translation = Your Light is My Way
, address = 219 County Farm Road
, city = Maryville
, state = Tennessee
, zipcode = 37801
, country = ...
)
**Eagleton college and career academy high school (opens 2021)
Throughout the 1980s, the school system undertook a programme of school consolidation, particularly for elementary schools. The result was larger, more comprehensive schools. The consolidation led to the closing of several smaller and community schools.
*Former Schools
***Alnwick School
***Binfield School
***Bungalow School
***Chilhowee View School
***Forest Hill School
***Hubbard School
***Louisville School
***Mentor School
***Rush Strong School
***Rocky Branch Elementary
***Union Elementary
See also
*
List of high schools in Tennessee
This is a list of high schools, either currently open, closed, or planned to open in the future, in the U.S. state of Tennessee.
Anderson County
* Oak Ridge High School, Oak Ridge
Clinton
* Anderson County High School
* Clinton High School
...
References
External links
* {{official website, http://www.blountk12.org
School districts in Tennessee
Education in Blount County, Tennessee