Year Minimum Foundation building program completed c. 1958 Elbert's program was delayed because Georgia wanted Elbert County and Elberton city, then separate systems to come together on building plans. They balked for years, finally coming to an agreement two months after Elberton - technically named Central - High burned to the ground in November 1955. The Nov. 8, 1955 Elberton Star said the damage was more than $500K and it came a year after the same building was quickly patched up after another fire. With the merger completed in January 1956, bids soon came on what had previously been city and county projects. For Black students, Blackwell Memorial got a new high school building down the street from its then all-grades school. Elementary schools were built out in the county, Heard's Grove and (Northwest) Bowman.

Year of total integration 1970. Elbert attempted to stay in good graces with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare for 1967-68 by closing all-Black Jones Street Elementary. The July 21, 1967 Elberton Star said they also planned to transfer 17 teachers to schools of the opposite race.

Known high schools Blackwell Memorial (Elberton) Bowman Elberton Colored Bowman became an elementary school in 1958. Elberton Colored was renamed Blackwell Memorial, for longtime principal Paul J. Blackwell, in 1948.

Known schools 1947-48: Bethel Grove 1948-49: Blackwell Memorial (named in July 1948) 1949-50: Blackwell Memorial, Doves Creek, Downer's Grove, Larrimore, Nelms Chapel, Oliver's Grove, Springfield; 31 schools (10/20/50 Elberton Star) 1950-51: Blackwell Memorial, Downer's Grove, Edwards Chapel, Tate's Grove; "We repaired one of the old busses for the negroes and consolidated five of the colored schools at Downer's Grove, moving Doves Creek school building to Downer's Grove, $800.00" (The Elberton Star, 01/05/1951); 25 schools (10/20/50 Elberton Star) 1951-52: Blackwell Memorial, Jones Street; 25 county schools (07/27/51 Elberton Star) 1952-53: 21 county schools (07/15/52 Elberton Star) 1953-54: Blackwell Memorial, Jones Street; 18 in county system (07/14/53 Elberton Star) 1954-55: Blackwell Memorial, Jones Street; 14 county schools (The Elberton Star, 07/16/54) 1955-56: Blackwell Memorial (20 teachers), Jones Street (4); 14 county schools (Elberton Star, 09/02/55) 1956-57: Blackwell Memorial, Jones Street; 13 county schools (Elberton Star, 07/20/56) 1957-58: Bells Grove (1), Bethel Grove (1), Blackwell Memorial (22), Bowman (13; 12 grades), Downer's Grove (4), Heard's Grove (3), Hills Chapel (1), Jones Street (4), Maple Springs (4), Morrison's Chapel (1), Nelms' Chapel (2), Rose Hill (2), St. Paul (1), Ward's Community (2), Ward's Grove (2) (03/12/57, full list); 09/06/57 Elberton Star says 13 schools total, which includes county and city The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57. 1956-57: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Bowman (1-12), Downer's Grove (1-8), Jones Street (1-7), Maple Springs (1-8). Not a complete list. 1957-58: Bell's Grove (grades 1-8), Bethel's Grove (1-8), Blackwell Memorial (1-12), Bowman (1-12), Downer's Grove (1-8), Heard's Grove (1-8), Hill's Chapel (1-8), Jones Street (1-8), Maple Springs (1-8), Morrison Chapel (1-8), Nelms Chapel (1-8), Rose Hill (1-8), St. Paul (1-8), Ward's Community (1-8), Ward's Grove (1-8) 1958-59: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Bowman (1-8), Heard's Grove (1-8), Jones Street (1-8) 1959-60: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Bowman (1-8), Heard's Grove (1-8), Jones Street (1-8) 1960-61: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Bowman (1-8), Heard's Grove (1-8), Jones Street (1-8) 1961-62: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Bowman (1-7), Heard's Grove (1-7), Jones Street (1-7) 1962-63: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Bowman (1-7), Heard's Grove (1-7), Jones Steret (1-7) 1963-64: Blackwell Memorial (grades 1-12), Heard's Grove (1-7), Jones Street (1-7), Northwest Bowman (1-7) 1964-65: Banks Elementary (grades 1-7), Blackwell Memorial (1-12), Jones Street (1-7), Northwest Bowman (1-7) 1965-66: Banks Elementary (grades 1-7), Blackwell Memorial (1-12), Jones Street (1-7), Northwest Bowman (1-7) 1966-67: Banks Elementary (grades 1-7), Blackwell Memorial, Jones Street (1-7), Northwest Bowman (1-7) 1967-68: Banks Elementary (grades 1-7), Blackwell Memorial Elementary (1-7), Blackwell Memorial High (8-12), Northwest Bowman (1-7) 1968-69: Banks Elementary (grades 1-7), Blackwell Memorial Elementary (1-7), Blackwell Memorial High (8-12), Northwest Bowman (1-7) 1969-70: Banks Elementary (grades 1-7), Blackwell Memorial Elementary (1-7), Blackwell Memorial High (8-12), Northwest Bowman (1-7)

Additional notes Heard's Grove was renamed Banks Elementary in c. 1964.