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The Shelby County School District is a public school district
School district
School districts are a form of special-purpose district which serves to operate the local public primary and secondary schools.-United States:...

 headquartered in Memphis, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

. It serves Shelby County
Shelby County, Tennessee
Shelby County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the state's largest both in terms of population and geographic area, with a population of 927,644 at the 2010 census...

, Tennessee
Tennessee
Tennessee is a U.S. state located in the Southeastern United States. It has a population of 6,346,105, making it the nation's 17th-largest state by population, and covers , making it the 36th-largest by total land area...

, except for the city of Memphis. The district includes all of the public schools in Shelby County outside the corporate limits of the city of Memphis, including schools located within the six incorporated towns of Arlington
Arlington, Tennessee
Arlington is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,569 at the 2000 census and 11,517 at the 2010 census, for a gain of 348.3% during the decade...

, Bartlett
Bartlett, Tennessee
Bartlett is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and part of the Memphis metropolitan area. The population was 54,613 at the 2010 census.-History:...

, Collierville
Collierville, Tennessee
Collierville is a town in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb located in the Memphis metropolitan area. The town had a population of 43,965 at the 2010 census....

, Germantown
Germantown, Tennessee
Germantown is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. The population was 38,844 at the 2010 census.Germantown is a suburb of Memphis, bordering it to the east. Germantown's economy is dominated by the retail and commercial service sectors; there is no heavy industry in Germantown...

, Lakeland
Lakeland, Tennessee
Lakeland is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and a suburb of Memphis. The population was 12,430 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Lakeland is located at ....

 and Millington
Millington, Tennessee
Millington is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 10,176. Millington was the home of the recently closed Memphis Motorsports Park. It was granted the title "Flag City Tennessee" by the Tennessee State Legislature. The Naval Support Activity Mid-South is...

.

On March 8, 2011, residents voted to disband Memphis City Schools
Memphis City Schools
Memphis City Schools is the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Its headquarters are in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building...

, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District.

Total enrollment, as of the 2010-2011 school year, is about 47,000 students, making the district the fourth largest in Tennessee.

Governance and administration

The district is governed by a seven-member board of education
Board of education
A board of education or a school board or school committee is the title of the board of directors or board of trustees of a school, local school district or higher administrative level....

. Board members represent seven special election districts in the Shelby County school district and are elected
Election
An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy operates since the 17th century. Elections may fill offices in the legislature, sometimes in the...

 to four-year terms. Until 1998, board members were appointed by the Shelby County Commission.

The district is led by its 23rd superintendent, John Aitken, who was appointed to the position in 2009 to succeed Bobby Webb. Aitken has been affiliated with the district since 1983, starting as a math teacher at Collierville Middle School. After nine years as a classroom teacher, he became assistant principal and later principal of Houston High School.

Aitken's predecessor, Dr. Bobby G. Webb, was superintendent from January 2002 until 2009. Previously he had spent 14 years as superintendent of public schools in Lauderdale County. He is the only superintendent ever to be recognized twice by the Tennessee Organization of School Superintendents as Tennessee's Superintendent of the Year, having received that distinction in 1996 and 2001.

Accreditation

All schools in the school district are accredited
Educational accreditation
Educational accreditation is a type of quality assurance process under which services and operations of educational institutions or programs are evaluated by an external body to determine if applicable standards are met...

. Every school meets the standards of the Tennessee State Department of Education and the accreditation standards of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

 (SACS). The Shelby County School District was the first large district in Tennessee to be accredited in its entirety by SACS.

Elementary Schools




Middle schools


K-8 schools


High schools

  • Arlington High School
    Arlington High School (Arlington, Tennessee)
    Arlington High School is a public high school located in Arlington, Tennessee. It opened in 2004 and has a population of approximately 2000.-History:...

     (Arlington) http://www.scsk12.org/SCS/high/Arlington/default.html
  • Bartlett High School
    Bartlett High School (Bartlett, Tennessee)
    Bartlett High School is a high school located in Bartlett, Tennessee and is a part of the Shelby County Schools.Formerly known as Nicholas Blackwell High School, BHS is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and is a member of the , , , and NACAC...

     (Bartlett)
  • Bolton High School (Arlington)
  • Collierville High School
    Collierville High School (Collierville, Tennessee)
    Collierville High School is a public high school serving Shelby County, Tennessee. It is located in Collierville, Tennessee. Its school colors are maroon and white. The school's mascot is the Dragon, dubbed by the elementary art teacher, Mrs. Ackerman, who designed it as 'Blister the Dragon'...

     (Collierville)
  • Germantown High School
    Germantown High School (Germantown, Tennessee)
    Germantown High School serves portions of the city of Germantown, Tennessee. It is operated by the Shelby County Schools.-Activities:Programs at Germantown High School receive broad parental support. Many parents participate in the PTSA and in booster clubs for sports and fine arts. They provide...

     (Germantown)
  • Houston High School
    Houston High School (Germantown, Tennessee)
    Houston High School is a fully accredited public high school located in Germantown, Tennessee, serving students in grades 9-12. The school is one of eight high schools currently operating in the Shelby County School District. The principal is Mrs. Leisa Justus, the vice-principal is Mrs...

     (Germantown) http://www.scsk12.org/SCS/high/Houston/houstonpage.htm
  • Millington Central High School (Millington) http://www.scsk12.org/SCS/high/Millington/index.html
  • Southwind High School (Memphis) http://www.scsk12.org/SCS/high/Southwind/index.html


Note: Some areas within the Shelby County Schools coverage area are zoned to Memphis City Schools
Memphis City Schools
Memphis City Schools is the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Its headquarters are in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building...

' Cordova High School
Cordova High School (Memphis, Tennessee)
Cordova High School is a public high school located at 1800 Berryhill Road in the Cordova community of unincorporated Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, east of the city of Memphis, with a ZIP code of 38016....

 (located in an unincorporated area and operated by Memphis City Schools) while being zoned to Shelby County Schools' elementary and middle schools.

High schools

  • Cordova High School - (The school was placed into the Memphis City Schools
    Memphis City Schools
    Memphis City Schools is the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Its headquarters are in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building...

     system in fall 2004) - Cordova High School serves some areas within the Shelby County Schools area that are zoned to Shelby County Schools-operated schools for elementary and middle school.
  • Kirby High School - Hickory Hill was annexed by the City of Memphis in December, 1998, thus placing the school in the Memphis City Schools
    Memphis City Schools
    Memphis City Schools is the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Its headquarters are in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building...

     system in fall 1999. Kirby primarily serves the southeast area of Memphis going to the current city-unincorporated county boundary line. Outside of this boundary, all schools are zoned to the Shelby County Schools.
  • Raleigh-Egypt High School - Annexed with Raleigh in the 1970s. Serves the west and northwest area of Raleigh.

Middle schools

  • Kirby Middle School
  • Raleigh-Egypt Middle School - Annexed with Raleigh in the 1970s.

Elementary schools

  • Brownsville Road Elementary
  • Capleville Elementary - Former elementary school on Shelby Drive, building vacant, but still owned by Shelby County Schools. Building destroyed by fire in 2010.
  • Egypt Elementary - Annexed with Raleigh in the 1970s.
  • Kate Bond Elementary School - (Kate Bond was placed into the Memphis City Schools
    Memphis City Schools
    Memphis City Schools is the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Its headquarters are in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building...

     system in fall 2004)
  • Millington East Elementary School (Merged with Millington South)
  • Millington South Elementary School (Merged with Millington East)
  • Ross Elementary
  • Winchester Elementary - Annexed with Whitehaven in the 1970s.

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