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Spartanburg School District Three
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Spartanburg County is located in the northwestern Piedmont Section of South Carolina. Spartanburg School District Three is located in the eastern part of Spartanburg County. District Three borders Cherokee County to the east and School District Two to the north. To the west of District Three are Districts Six and Seven and Union County is located to the south. District Three is approximately three and a half miles wide and fourteen miles long. The population of District Three residents is between 17,000 and 22,000 people.
The past economic history of this district has been predominately related to textile mills. The district had a low tax base until 1968. In the late 1960's, extensive industrial growth occurred in the district. The largest district industrial firms are Hoechst Celanese Corporation and R. R. Donnelley and Sons.
On May 6, 1950, the numerous small districts of Spartanburg County were consolidated into twelve districts by an act of the South Carolina Legislature. This consolidation resulted in Districts Eight and Nine. District Eight was comprised of the following schools: Mt. Oliveview, No. 35; Clifton, No. 38; Cowpens, No. 50; Lenoir, No. 53, Gold Mine, No. 90, and Cannons, No. 99. Schools encompassing District Nine were: Whitestone, No. 35; Glendale, No. 39; Pacolet Mills, No. 40; and Pacolet, No. 47. Before this consolidation in 1950, each school for white children was considered a district.
There was further consolidation on March 22, 1952, when the legislature merged the twelve districts into seven. Districts Eight and Nine were merged to form what is today Spartanburg District Three.
After the consolidation of Districts Eight and Nine, the construction of two new black schools began. In 1953, Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School was built in Cowpens. This school served elementary students in grades one through six in the Cowpens area. B. E. Mays High School was built in Pacolet shortly after the construction of Ralph J. Bunche. This school served black elementary students in Pacolet, grades one through six, and all district black students in grades seven through twelve.
Following integration in 1968, Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School became Cowpens Elementary School, Building II and B. F. Mays High School became Pacolet Middle School.
At the beginning of the 1974-75 school year, Spartanburg District Three started the process for accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools of its elementary and middle schools. The district's two high schools (Pacolet and Cowpens) were already accredited by the SACS. All schools were also already accredited by the South Carolina Department of Education.
Spartanburg County is located in the northwestern Piedmont Section of South Carolina. Spartanburg School District Three is located in the eastern part of Spartanburg County. District Three borders Cherokee County to the east and School District Two to the north. To the west of District Three are Districts Six and Seven and Union County is located to the south. District Three is approximately three and a half miles wide and fourteen miles long. The population of District Three residents is between 17,000 and 22,000 people.
The past economic history of this district has been predominately related to textile mills. The district had a low tax base until 1968. In the late 1960's, extensive industrial growth occurred in the district. The largest district industrial firms are Hoechst Celanese Corporation and R. R. Donnelley and Sons.
On May 6, 1950, the numerous small districts of Spartanburg County were consolidated into twelve districts by an act of the South Carolina Legislature. This consolidation resulted in Districts Eight and Nine. District Eight was comprised of the following schools: Mt. Oliveview, No. 35; Clifton, No. 38; Cowpens, No. 50; Lenoir, No. 53, Gold Mine, No. 90, and Cannons, No. 99. Schools encompassing District Nine were: Whitestone, No. 35; Glendale, No. 39; Pacolet Mills, No. 40; and Pacolet, No. 47. Before this consolidation in 1950, each school for white children was considered a district.
There was further consolidation on March 22, 1952, when the legislature merged the twelve districts into seven. Districts Eight and Nine were merged to form what is today Spartanburg District Three.
After the consolidation of Districts Eight and Nine, the construction of two new black schools began. In 1953, Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School was built in Cowpens. This school served elementary students in grades one through six in the Cowpens area. B. E. Mays High School was built in Pacolet shortly after the construction of Ralph J. Bunche. This school served black elementary students in Pacolet, grades one through six, and all district black students in grades seven through twelve.
Following integration in 1968, Ralph J. Bunche Elementary School became Cowpens Elementary School, Building II and B. F. Mays High School became Pacolet Middle School.
At the beginning of the 1974-75 school year, Spartanburg District Three started the process for accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools of its elementary and middle schools. The district's two high schools (Pacolet and Cowpens) were already accredited by the SACS. All schools were also already accredited by the South Carolina Department of Education.