When there are fragmented urban areas there can
When there are fragmented urban areas, there can be negative issues. One issue facing Shelby County, TN, is with school attendance zones.
School Districts in Shelby County TN
• Germantown Municipal Schools is a separate school district than Shelby County Schools (which includes all Memphis public schools). Prior to the creation of Germantown Municipal Schools, all the public schools in the city of Germantown were part of Shelby County Schools. • There are two high schools in Germantown’s city limits: Germantown High School and Houston High School. • Shelby County Schools sold Houston High School to the city of Germantown, but it decided to keep Germantown High School. • The main reason was that the majority of students who were currently attending Germantown High School did not live in the city of Germantown. They lived in Shelby County and Memphis. • If Shelby County Schools had sold Germantown High School to Germantown Municipal Schools, then it would eventually have had to build a new school for the students who were zoned to attend Germantown High that did not live in the city of Germantown (which were most of the students at Germantown High). • Confused yet? • So, Germantown High School is in the city of Germantown, but it is not part of Germantown Municipal Schools. It remains part of Shelby County Schools.
The result of this is that many students live closer to public high schools they can not attend because of the boundaries of the different cities in the county. (See Map)
City of Germantown and Boundary for Germantown Municipal Schools Shelby County High School Zones How do the different municipal boundaries impact students in the Germantown High School Attendance Zone? Houston High School Germantown Municipal Schools Germantown High School Shelby County Schools Germantown High School Attendance Zone Cordova High School Shelby County Schools Collierville High School Collierville Schools
City of Germantown and Boundary for Germantown Municipal Schools Shelby County High School Zones Many students who attend Germantown High School live closer to Cordova High School, Houston High School, and Collierville High School. Houston High School Germantown Municipal Schools Germantown High School Shelby County Schools Germantown High School Attendance Zone Cordova High School Shelby County Schools Collierville High School Collierville Schools
Background Historical Article https: //tn. chalkbeat. org/2017/6/21/21102787/memphisshelby-county-spotlighted-in-national-report-onschool-district-secession
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