Marengo County School District

School district in Alabama

Marengo County School District

Address

101 North Shiloh Street[1]

Linden, Alabama

, 36748
United States
Coordinates| 32°18′23″N 87°47′48″W﻿ / ﻿32.30643°N 87.79672°W﻿ / 32.30643; -87.79672
District information
Grades| K–12
Superintendent| Luther Hallmark[1]
School board| Marengo County Board of Education
Accreditation(s)| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
NCES District ID| 0102250[2]
Students and staff
Students| 960 (2020-2021)[2]
Staff| 69.00 (on an FTE basis)[2]
Student–teacher ratio| 13.91[2]
Other information
Website| www.marengo.k12.al.us

Marengo County School District is the school district for Marengo County, Alabama.[3] The system educates more than 1,500 students and is one of the largest employers in the county with more than 200 employees.[4]

The district is governed by the Marengo County Board of Education. Board members are elected for a term of four years, with one member from each of the county's five voting precincts.[5] A superintendent, hired by the board, and support staff oversee the system on a daily basis. The current superintendent is Luther Hallmark.[1]

The county system operates three K–12 schools: Amelia Love Johnson High School in Thomaston, Marengo High School in Dixons Mills, and Sweet Water High School in Sweet Water.[4][6] It operated four until it was decided in 2014 that John Essex High School in Demopolis would not reopen after the summer break. The district also operates one alternative school, based in Linden.[4][6] The Marengo County cities of Demopolis and Linden operate their own independent school systems, the Demopolis City School District and Linden City Schools.[3]

## High schools[edit]

Amelia L. Johnson High School is a small public school in Thomaston, Alabama serving students from PK to high school. It is one of three high schools in Marengo County. Most of its students are African American and economically disadvantaged.[7]

Marengo High School serves a small predominantly African American student body.[8]

## Failing schools[edit]

Statewide testing ranks the schools in Alabama. Those in the bottom six percent are listed as "failing." As of early 2018, Amelia L. Johnson High School was included in this category.[9]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Information For Marengo County System (046) in School Board District (05)". Alabama State Department of Education. State of Alabama. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
2. ^ a b c d "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Marengo County School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
3. ^ a b "Marengo County". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Alabama Humanities Foundation. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
4. ^ a b c "Superintendent". Marengo County Schools. School In Sites. Retrieved March 3, 2010.
5. ^ "Clark V. Marengo CTY". United States District Court, S. D. Alabama, N. D. Leagle. April 23, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
6. ^ a b "System School Listings: Marengo". Alabama State Department of Education. State of Alabama. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
7. ^ "Amelia L. Johnson High School in Thomaston, AL". US News Best High Schools. February 20, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
8. ^ "Marengo High School in Dixons Mills, AL". US News Best High Schools. February 20, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
9. ^ "Failing Alabama public schools: 75 on newest list, most are high schools". AL.COM. January 25, 2018. Retrieved January 26, 2018.

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