Year Minimum Foundation building program completed 1954-1955. Whitfield County and Dalton city are separate school systems. Dalton was the only one of the two to continue an African-American school and earned state money to build an addition to Emery Street.

Year of total integration c. 1968

Known high schools Emery Street (Dalton)

Known schools 1952-53: Emery Street 1953-54: Emery Street The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57. All schools listed below belonged to the Dalton city school system. 1956-57: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1957-58: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1958-59: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1959-60: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1960-61: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1961-62: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1962-63: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1963-64: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1964-65: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1965-66: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1966-67: Emery Street (grades 1-12) 1967-68: Emery Street (grades 1-8)

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