Greensville County Public Schools is a
school division A school division is a geographic division over which a school board
A board of education, school committee or school board is the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or an equivalent institution.
The elec ...
headquartered in
Emporia, Virginia
Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, surrounded by Greensville County, United States. Emporia and a predecessor town have been the county seat of Greensville County since 1791. As of the 2020 census, the populatio ...
, serving that city and
Greensville County.
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Circa 1972 there was an effort by Emporia residents to create a separate school division. On June 22, 1972, the
United States Supreme Court
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denied the creation of the district on a 5–4 basis, with the four dissenters having been appointed by U.S. president
Richard Nixon
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.
Governance
The district has four school board members from Greensville County and two from Emporia.
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Schools
* Greensville County High School
Greensville County High School is a public high school located in Emporia, Virginia, serving that city and Greenville County. It is part of the Greensville County School Division and opened in 1976. Athletic teams compete in the Virginia High S ...
- Emporia
* Edward W. Wyatt Middle School - ''unincorporated area
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
'' in Greensville County
* Belfield Elementary School - ''unincorporated area'' in the county
* Greensfield Elementary School - ''unincorporated area'' in the countyHome
Greensville Elementary School. Retrieved on October 7, 2018. "Greensville Elementary School 1011 Sussex Drive Emporia, VA 23847"
References
External links
Greensville County Public Schools Education in Greensville County, Virginia
School divisions in Virginia
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