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Education in Bledsoe
Bledsoe County has a modern high school, newly constructed middle school,
and three elementary school. A State Vocational Technical Training
Center offers credit courses, adult education and training. Three
universities are within an hour's drive Chattanooga
State Sequatchie-Bledsoe, a branch of Chattanooga State Technical
Community College, is leading the way in providing Sequatchie and
Bledsoe County residents the education and job skills they need to
compete in an increasingly technical
workplace. Both students and local employers benefit from the
programs offered at the site.
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EDUCATION |
| State
Industrial Training Service Available: |
Yes |
| Type
of Public School System: |
Count |
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#
Local Schools |
Enrollment |
| Elementary.....
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3 |
1,200 |
| Middle/Jr.
High..... |
1 |
413 |
| High School..... |
1 |
420 |
| Private &/or
Parochial.. |
3 |
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| Technology
Centers..... |
1 |
320 |
| Colleges (2 & 4
year).. |
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| Libraries: |
1 / 8,500 volumes |
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| Day Care Centers: |
3 |
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| Day Care Homes: |
15 |
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Bledsoe County has three separate
elementary schools with a consolidated middle
and high school located in Pikeville, Tennessee. The system operates
with a Superintendent and elected School
Board. |
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Board of
Education |
Ronnie
Colvard, Superintendent |
(423) 447-2914 |
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Adult Basic
Education |
Barbara
Young, Director |
(423) 447-6962 |
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Sequatchie-Bledsoe
Vocational School |
Bobby Collier, Principal |
(423) 554-3293 |
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Pikeville Elementary School |
Tom Hatfield,
Principal |
(423) 447-2457 |
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Mary V. Wheeler Elementary
School |
Linda
Pickett,
Principal |
(423) 881-3394 |
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Rigsby Elementary
School |
Carl Brown,
Principal |
(423)
447-2891 |
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Bledsoe County Middle
School |
Phil Kiper,
Principal |
(423) 447-3212 |
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Bledsoe County High
School |
Tommy Nipper,
Principal |
(423) 447-6851 |
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