Marengo County School District is the

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for

Marengo County, Alabama Marengo County is a County (United States), county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 19,323. The largest city is Demopolis, Alabama, Demopolis, ...

. The system educates more than 1,500 students and is one of the largest employers in the county with more than 200 employees. The district is governed by the Marengo County Board of Education. Board members are elected for a term of four years, with one member from each of the county's five voting precincts. A

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, hired by the board, and support staff oversee the system on a daily basis. The current superintendent is Luther Hallmark. The county system operates three

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schools: Amelia Love Johnson High School in Thomaston, Marengo High School in Dixons Mills, and

Sweet Water High School Sweet Water High School is a public high school that educates grades K–12 in the town of Sweet Water, Alabama, United States. It is one of three K–12 schools operated by the Marengo County School District. Sweet Water High School is accred ...

in Sweet Water. It operated four until it was decided in 2014 that John Essex High School in

Demopolis Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, Alabama, Marengo County, in west-central Alabama. The population was 7,162 at the time of the 2020 United States census, down from 7,483 at the 2010 census. The city lies at the confluence of the ...

would not reopen after the summer break. The district also operates one

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, based in Linden. The Marengo County cities of Demopolis and Linden operate their own independent school systems, the Demopolis City School District and Linden City Schools.

High schools

Amelia L. Johnson High School is a small public school in

Thomaston, Alabama Thomaston is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 326, down from 417 at the 2010 census. History Thomaston was platted in 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point. Thomaston was named ...

serving students from PK to high school. It is one of three high schools in Marengo County. Most of its students are African American and economically disadvantaged. Marengo High School serves a small predominantly African American student body.

Failing schools

Statewide testing ranks the schools in Alabama. Those in the bottom six percent are listed as "failing." As of early 2018, Amelia L. Johnson High School was included in this category.

References

{{Authority control Education in Marengo County, Alabama School districts in Alabama