Covington County Board of Education

Covington County Schools (CCS) is a school district in Covington County, Alabama, headquartered in Andalusia.[1]

The district's service area covers all portions of the county except for those in the city limits of Andalusia and the city limits of Opp.[2]

History

In the mid-1950s, during the Civil Rights Movement, the board of trustees denied admittance of a black child to a white school in Andalusia.[3]

Schools

K-12 schools:

High schools:

Junior high schools:

  • Fleeta Jr. High School (Opp postal address)
  • Straughn Middle School (Straughn, Andalusia postal address)

Elementary schools:

See also

Other districts in the county:

References

  1. ↑ "Home". Covington County Board of Education. Retrieved April 18, 2026. 807 C C Baker Ave Andalusia, AL 36421
  2. ↑ Geography Division (December 21, 2020). 2020 Census - School District Reference Map: Covington County, AL (PDF) (Map). Suitland, Maryland: U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 18, 2026. - Text list
  3. ↑ Hohle, R. (2015). Race and the Origins of American Neoliberalism. Routledge Research in Race and Ethnicity. Taylor & Francis. p. 149. ISBN 978-1-317-56555-0. Retrieved August 28, 2018. In September 1955, the Covington County Board of Education denied Ruth Wheeler's third child, a six-year-old boy named Troy Ammons, admittance to the white school, Gantt Elementary School No.1, in Andalusia, Alabama. Instead, the ...


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