Year Minimum Foundation building program completed c. 1954 Three African American schools were built, Washington (Blakely), Carver (Jakin) and Kestler (Damascus). Carver seems to have been abandoned in 1968. No official announcement was made in the Early County News, but no teachers were listed for Carver going into the 1968-69 school year Carver's short lifespan after getting a new school was likely for two reasons: enrollment and location. At the start of the 1967-68 school year, Carver had an enrollment of 134, according to the Sept. 7, 1967 Early County News. The Georgia Educational Directory lists Carver at seven grades. In addition to being small, Carver was isolated. Though listed as a Jakin address, Carver was several miles northwest of the town, on former Georgia Highway 363.

Year of total integration 1970.

Known high schools Carver (Jakin) Kestler (Damascus) Washington (Blakely) Early's Board of Education decided to close Kestler's high school in 1960 because of low attendance. It was part of a much larger survey (printed in the Jan. 14, 1960 Early County News) about the county holding on to its rural elementary and high schools as attendance plummeted. White high schools at Damascus and Jakin remained open.

Known schools 1921-22: Friendship, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Hill, Shiloh, Spring Creek 1922-23: 38 schools (04/12/1923 Early County News) 1923-24: 38 schools (02/28/1924 Early County News) 1941-42: Allen Chapel, Bancroft, Bright Star, Cross Roads, Deal, Early County Training, Ebenezer, Friendship, Good Hope, Hartley's Gift, Hayes Grove, Jakin Colored High, Jerusalem, Kestler Junior High, Kiokee, Macedonia, Mt. Meighs, Mt. Zion, Oak Grove, Old Town, Piney Grove, Plattsville, Pleasant Grove, Pleasant Hill, Prospect, St. John, St. Maryland, Salem, Sardis, Shiloh, Timmons, True Vine, Union Hill, Washington High, Zion Hill, Zion Hope, Zion Watch 1946-47: Bancroft, Carver, Early County Training, Good Hope, Hartley Gift, Kestler, Mount Meighs, Old Town, Plattsville, Saint John, Salem, True Vine, Union Hill, Victory 1947-48: Carver, Early County Training, Kestler, Mount Meighs, Victory, Washington. Five high schools and 22 elementary schools (1/29/48 Early County News) 1951-52: Washington 1952-53: Carver High (Jakin), Kestler High (Damascus), Washington High (Blakely) 1954-55: [Jakin], Kestler, Washington (full list) 1955-56: Washington 1956-57: Carver Elementary (Jakin), Washington The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57. 1956-57: Carver Elementary (grades 1-8), Kestler Elementary & High (1-12), Washington Elementary & High (1-12). May or may not be a complete list. 1957-58: Carver (grades 1-7), Kestler (1-12), Washington (1-12) 1958-59: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-12), Washington (1-12) 1959-60: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-12), Washington (1-12) 1960-61: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-8), Washington (1-12) 1961-62: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-8), Washington (1-12) 1962-63: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-8), Washington (1-12) 1963-64: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-8), Washington (1-12) 1964-65: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-8), Washington (1-12) 1965-66: Carver (grades 1-8), Kestler (1-8), Washington Elementary (1-6), Washngton High (7-12) 1966-67: Carver (grades 1-7), Kestler (1-8), Washington Elementary (1-6), Washington High (7-12) 1967-68: Carver (grades 1-7), Kestler (1-8), Washington Elementary (1-6), Washington High (7-12) 1968-69: Kestler (grades 1-8), Washington Elementary (1-6), Washington High (7-12) 1969-70: Kestler (grades 1-8), Washington Elementary (1-6), Washington High (7-12)

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