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Profile: Wilkes County

Year Minimum Foundation building program completed
1956-1957.

Tignall Elementary finished in late 1956, with Wilkes County Training completed in 1957.

Year of total integration
1970.

Known high schools
  • Rosenwald (Tignall)
  • Washington Central
  • Washington
  • Wilkes County Training (Washington)
High school programs of Rosenwald and Washinigton combined into Wilkes County Training in 1957. That name changed to Washington Central in 1965.
Known schools
  • 1943-44: Washington Colored
  • 1951-52: Cherry Grove, Cohentown, Newford, Rocky Mount, Washington High
  • 1952-53: Cherry Grove, Cohentown, Gibson Grove, Hilliard's Station, Jones Chapel, Lyonsville, Mount Nebo, New Hope, New Salem, Peerman Grove, Reeves Chapel, Rosenwald High, Washington Negro High, White Rock, Wilkes County Training, Zoar; At least 29 schools (01/01/1953, The News-Reporter)
  • 1953-54: Washington Colored High
  • 1955-56: Newford (Danville), Rosenwald (Tignall), Washington; 21 schools (08/11/1955 The News-Reporter)
  • 1956-57: Metasville, Rayle, Tyrone, Washington Negro
The Georgia Department of Education begins publishing a list of schools in 1956-57.
  • 1956-57: Rosenwald (grades 1-11), Washington (1-12). Not a complete list.
  • 1957-58: Tignall (grades 1-7), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1958-59: Tignall (grades 1-7), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1959-60: North Wilkes (grades 1-7), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1960-61: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1961-62: North Wilkes (grades 1-7), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1962-63: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1963-64: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1964-65: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Wilkes County Training (1-12)
  • 1965-66: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Washington Central (1-12)
  • 1966-67: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Washington Central (1-12)
  • 1967-68: North Wilkes (grades 1-8), Washington Central (1-12)
  • 1968-69: North Wilkes (grades 1-7), Washington Central (1-12)
  • 1969-70: North Wilkes (grades 1-7), Washington Central Elementary (1-7), Washington Central High (8-12)
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