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Back to Main Officials Page Dallas Williams - Director of Education

Dallas Williams
Director of Education
305 Academy Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643
Phone: 423 547-4000

Central Office Hours of Operation:
Monday - Thursday: 8am - 4pm

Higher Education

Carter County Board of Education
Dallas Williams
Richard Winters
Daniel Holder
Jack Pearman
Ted Maxwell
Chuck Madgett
Noel Church
Kelly Crain
Ronnie McAmis

* There are a total of 16 schools -- 10 elementary schools (K-8), 1 middle school (grades 5-8), 4 high schools and the LIFT Academy Alternative School -- in the Carter County School System. Of the schools in the system, 80% of the elementary schools are SACS accredited and 100% of the high schools are SACS accredited. All of the schools in the system have been designated as "Safe Schools."

* 433 teachers guide and direct the education of the 6,369 students who attend school in the Carter County School System, creating an average teacher-to-student ratio of 1:14.71.

* The schools in the Elizabethton School System meet most of the federal benchmark standards laid out for K-8 education as well as grades 9-12.

*On the Gateway Exams for grades 9-12, 68% of those tested score at or above the proficiency level in Math (Algebra I); 84% scored at or above the proficiency level in English; and 98% scored at or above the proficiency level for Science (Biology I).

* The Carter County School System has a full-time D.A.R.E. program with the Carter County Sheriff's Department with four full-time officers working in the schools, including one K-9 team which is used to search for narcotics.

Carter County Schools:
Central Elementary
Elaine Ellis, Principal
252 Taylor Town Road
Johnson City, TN 37601
Cloudland Elementary
Dawn Winters, Principal
8540 Hwy. 19-E
Roan Mountain, TN 37687
423 772-5310
Cloudland High
Randy Birchfield, Principal
476 Cloudland Drive
Roan Mountain, TN 37687
423 772-5300
Hampton Elementary
Jan Hickman, Principal
Jack Jaynes, Principal
408 Hwy. 321
Hampton, TN 37658
423 725-5220
Hampton High
Dale Campbell, Principal
766 1st Street
Hampton, TN 37658
423 725-5200
Happy Valley Elementary
Dale Campbell, Principal
1840 Milligan Highway
Johnson City, TN 37601
423 547-4028
Happy Valley Middle
Alex Payne, Principal
163 Warpath Lane
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 547-4070
Happy Valley High
Terry Hubbard, Principal
121 Warpath Lane
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 547-4094
Hunter Elementary
Heather Smith, Principal
145 Hope Street
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 547-4074
Keenburg Elementary
Jason Hartley, Principal
139 Keenburg Road
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 547-4047
Little Milligan Elementary
J.R. Campbell, Principal
4226 Hwy. 321
Butler, TN 37640
423 768-4400
Range Elementary
Elizabeth Banks, Principal
655 Watauga Road
Watauga, TN 37694
423 547-4037
Unaka Elementary
Judy Stout, Principal
120 Unaka Drive
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 474-4110
Unaka High
Mickey Taylor, Principal
119 Robinson Lane
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 474-4100
Valley Forge Elementary
Bud Hazelwood, Principal
485 Riverview Drive
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 547-4085
LIFT Academy
CB Hardin, Principal
Eric Ross, Principal
2453 Siam Road
Elizabethton, TN 37643
423 547-4051

 


Carter County Courthouse
423-542-1801
801 East Elk Avenue
Elizabethton, TN 37643


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