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Profile: Clarke County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
c. 1957.

A new building for Athens High & Industrial in Clarke's building program, which merged the Athens city and Clarke County school systems. North Athens Elementary was built. In addition, there were additions to West Broad Elementary.

Year of total integration
1970.

Known high schools
  • Athens High & Industrial
  • Burney-Harris (Athens)
  • Jeruel Academy (Athens)
  • Knox Institute (Athens)
  • Union Baptist (Athens)
Jeruel, Knox and Union Baptist were all private schools.

Known schools
  • 1927-28: East Athens, Newtown, Reese Street High, West Broad
  • 1953-54: Newtown, West Broad
  • 1954-55: Athens High & Industrial, East Athens, Newtown, Reese Street, West Broad (full city list)
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Athens High & Industrial (grades ?-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (1-7), North Athens (1-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1957-58: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (K-8), North Athens (K-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1958-59: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (1-8), North Athens (1-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1959-60: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (1-8), North Athens (1-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1960-61: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (1-8), North Athens (1-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1961-62: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (1-8), North Athens (1-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1962-63: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-7), Lyons (1-8), North Athens (1-7), West Broad (1-7)
  • 1963-64: Athens High & Industrial (grades 8-12), East Athens (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-8), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
  • 1964-65: Burney-Harris High (grades 9-12), East Athens (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-8), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
  • 1965-66: Burney-Harris High (grades 9-12), East Athens (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-8), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
  • 1966-67: Burney-Harris High (grades 9-12), East Athens (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-8), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
  • 1967-68: Burney-Harris High (grades 9-12), East Athens, (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-8), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
  • 1968-69: Burney-Harris High (grades 9-12), East Athens (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-8), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
  • 1969-70: Burney-Harris High (grades 10-12), East Athens (1-6), Lyons Junior High (7-9), North Athens (1-6), West Broad (1-6)
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