Bamberg County School District

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

History

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

High schools:

• Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School
• Denmark-Olar High School

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

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

External links

• Bamberg County School District