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Effingham County schools report slower-than-expected growth, add metal detectors after student brought handgun
Summary
School district officials told commissioners the county added nearly 1,500 students over five years but growth has slowed recently; the district is opening Creekside Elementary, adding high‑school capacity and has begun rolling out metal detectors after a student brought a handgun to campus.
Doctor Yancey Ford, a school-district official who presented to the Effingham County Board of Commissioners on March 4, said the district’s long-term student growth has been significant but recently has leveled off.
Ford told commissioners that, over a five‑year period, the district’s net enrollment rose by about 1,500 students, or roughly 306 students per year, with elementary schools averaging about 149 new students a year. He said middle schools grew about 350 students over five years and high schools about 515, and that high‑school enrollment figures are complicated by students who split time between base high schools and the Effingham College and Career Academy or STEM Academy.
The superintendent-level presenter said the district…
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