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Profile: Butts County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
c. 1956

F.B. Henderson receives a new building, consolidating all Black schools in Butts County.

Year of total integration
1970.

F.B. Henderson's campus split into an elementary and junior high, with the former for grades 4-6 and the latter for 7-8.

Known high schools
  • F.B. Henderson (Jackson)

Known schools
  • 1930-31: 16 schools (10/24/30 Jackson Progress-Argus)
  • 1935-36: 16 schools (4/10/36 Jackson Progress-Argus)
  • 1950-51: Bold Springs, County Line, F.B.Henderson, Flovilla, New Hope, Shiloh, Tussahaw Henderson is the only high school. (full list)
  • 1951-52: F.B. Henderson
  • 1953-54: Bold Springs, F.B. Henderson, Indian Springs, Tussahaw
  • 1954-55: Bold Springs, F.B. Henderson, Indian Springs, Tussahaw
  • 1955-56: Bold Springs, Henderson High, Indian Springs, Tussahaw (full list)
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Henderson High & Elementary (grades 1-12)
  • 1957-58: Henderson (grades 1-12)
  • 1958-59: Henderson (grades 1-12)
  • 1959-60: Henderson (grades 1-12)
  • 1960-61: Henderson (grades 1-12)
  • 1961-62: Henderson (grades 1-12)
  • 1962-63: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-5), Henderson High (6-12)
  • 1963-64: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
  • 1964-65: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
  • 1965-66: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
  • 1966-67: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
  • 1967-68: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
  • 1968-69: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
  • 1969-70: Henderson Elementary (grades 1-6), Henderson High (7-12)
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