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Profile: Taylor County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
1955-56.

Eureka's new building opened in January 1956.

Year of total integration
1970.

Known high schools
  • Eureka (Butler)
  • R.L. McDougald (Butler)
  • Reynolds High & Industrial

Eureka's name changed to R.L. McDougald, after its longtime principal, in 1963.

Known schools
  • 1931-32: Butler, Potterville, Reynolds
  • 1933-34: Mount Carmel
  • 1934-35: Butler
  • 1935-36: Butler
  • 1936-37: Butler, Reynolds
  • 1937-38: Butler, Charing, Mauk, Potterville, Reynolds, Rowling Hill, Terrel
  • 1938-39: Butler, Potterville, Reynolds (four high schools in county, including Potterville; Butler Herald, 03/16/1939)
  • 1940-41: Butler, Reynolds, St. Paul; 26 schools (Butler Herald, 10/17/1940)
  • 1941-42: Butler High; 27 schools (Butler Herald, 3/5/1942)
  • 1942-43: Reynolds High & Industrial
  • 1943-44: Cooper's Creek, High Point, Sinai
  • 1949-50: 21 schools (09/16/54 Butler Herald)
  • 1950-51: Butler, High Point, Mauk, Potterville, Reynolds, Rupert, Sinai
  • 1952-53: High Point
  • 1954-55: Butler, High Point, Mauk, Potterville, Reynolds High & Industrial (full list)
  • 1956-57: Eureka, Reynolds (full list)
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1957-58: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1958-59: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1959-60: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1960-61: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1961-62: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1962-63: Eureka (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1963-64: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1964-65: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), Reynolds (1-8)
  • 1965-66: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), W.E. Parker (1-8)
  • 1966-67: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), W.E. Parker (1-8)
  • 1967-68: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), W.E. Parker (1-8)
  • 1968-69: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), W.E. Parker (1-8)
  • 1969-70: R.L. McDougald Elementary & High (grades 1-12), W.E. Parker (1-8)
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