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Bamberg County School District

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Bamberg County School District (BCSD) is a school district headquartered in Denmark, South Carolina.[1] It includes all of Bamberg County.[2]

History

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The district was established in 2022 as a merger of Bamberg School District One and Bamberg School District Two.[3] Circa 2019 the state government of South Carolina offered money to small school districts willing to consolidate. A belief in these districts was that the state government could at another point force a consolidation and not give additional money to the forcibly merged districts. This prompted the merger of the Bamberg County districts.[4]

Schools

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High schools:

Middle schools:

  • Bamberg-Ehrhardt Middle School
  • Denmark-Olar Middle School

Elementary schools:

  • Richard Carroll Elementary School (Bamberg)
  • Denmark-Olar Elementary School

The Denmark-Olar schools had been co-located, after an expansion of the high school campus, since circa 2019.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Home". Bamberg County School District. Retrieved 2024-05-31. 62 S. Holly Avenue, Denmark, SC 29042
  2. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bamberg County, SC" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2024-05-31. - Text list - Since both districts merged in 2022, the new district has the combined sum of the area.
  3. ^ Gleaton, Dionne (2023-01-29). "PROGRESS/AUGUST 2022: Bamberg County brings school districts together". The Times and Democrat. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
  4. ^ a b Adcox, Seanna (2019-07-28). "SC's tiniest school districts planning to merge: 'It's for the students'". Post and Courier. Retrieved 2024-05-31.
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