Year Minimum Foundation building program completed c. 1957. Fountain High, an all-grades school at Forest Park, predates Minimum Foundation funding, having been completed in 1953. The Aug. 21, 1952, Clayton County News and Farmer said the school, located at what had been Forest Chapel School, was built with federal money. The building of Fountain saw Clayton County move the only Black high school in the county from Jonesboro to Fountain.

Year of total integration 1970. Fountain's high school closed a year earlier.

Known high schools Fountain (Forest Park) Jonesboro Colored

Known schools 1949-50: Forest Chapel; Eight schools (5/5/1950 Clayton County News and Farmer) 1952-53: Forest Park Chapel, Jonesboro 1953-54: W.A. Fountain High School, Jonesboro 1954-55: W.A. Fountain High School, Jonesboro 1955-56: Fountain High, Jonesboro 1956-57: Jonesboro Elementary The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57. 1956-57: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro (1-8). Not a complete list. 1957-58: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-8) 1958-59: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-8) 1959-60: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-8) 1960-61: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-8) 1961-62: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-8) 1962-63: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-8) 1963-64: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-9) 1964-65: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), Jonesboro Elementary (1-9) 1965-66: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), J.W. Arnold (1-9) 1966-67: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), J.W. Arnold (1-9) 1967-68: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), J.W. Arnold (1-6) 1968-69: William A. Fountain (grades 1-12), J.W. Arnold (1-6) 1969-70: William A. Fountain (grades 1-6), J.W. Arnold (1-3)

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