Hamilton County School District (HCSD) is a school district headquartered on the grounds of Hamilton County High School in

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Hamilton County, Florida Hamilton County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 14,004, down from 14,799 at the 2010 census. Its county seat is Jasper. History Hamilton County was crea ...

, south of

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. 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.

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) * Elementary schools: ** Central Hamilton Elementary School (Jasper) ** North Hamilton Elementary School (

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) ** South Hamilton Elementary School ( White Springs) File:Hamilton_Elementary_School_main.JPG, Central Hamilton Elementary School in

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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. The

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approved the school's funding, and groundbreaking was held on July 11, 2016. Culpeper/Gray is the architect. Opening was scheduled for August 2017.

References

External links

* {{Official, https://www.hamiltonfl.com Education in Hamilton County, Florida