Quick EDU Stats
- Enrollment is 501
- Spending per pupil is $7,070.82
- 2007 graduation exams passed: 100%
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GUIN EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
The City of Guin school system includes one high school, one elementary school and a pre-school which is part of the Marion County School System. We also offer a private school which consists of a pre-school, elementary school and a high school. The elementary school was selected as an Alabama Reading
Initiative Literacy Demonstration Site for the State of Alabama.
The system consistently receives high scores on their achievement tests and has a low teacher to student ratio. The system has no incidents with safety or discipline.
The one cent sales tax was put into place so that we can prepare our children for the increasingly competitive high tech global economy. The city is proud to have given over a million dollars to our schools. The students enjoy greater access to technology and the ability to enhance their skills in the math and science fields.
The system offers career-technical programs, advanced placement courses, and a dual enrollment program with Bevill State Community College.
Both
Guin Elementary, and Marion County High School
are a part of the Marion County School System
and are accredited by the State and Southern Association
of Schools. Both schools consistently score above
the state average on achievement tests. Test scores are also above system and state levels on the Sat-10 and the DIBLES test. The school now has a state of the art computer lab with a computer to student ratio of 3 to 1. The school received a grant last year to have a 4 year old pre-school program. It accommodates 18 students with one certified teacher and one paraprofessional teacher. Creative Curriculum (hands-on-approach) is used in this classroom.
Future growth in our high school is to incorporate a career-technical program starting in the 10th grade. The curriculum can be adapted to fit a company's needs. This program has been used successfully by Mercedes, Toyota and Honda. The school system is also committed to developing an International Baccalaureate Program.
The community is very supportive
of the schools and, in 1998 passed a 1 cent sales
tax for Guin Elementary and MCHS "It
Makes Cents To Buy In Guin"
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Kindergarten
Your kindergarten aged child will get a quality pre-school experience in the trusted and competent hands of the teachers in our Kindergarten system.
Contacts:
Guin Elementary & Kindergarten Principal
Tracy Brown
(205) 468-3433
Web site: http://ges.mcbe.net
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Elementary
Your kindergarten aged child will get a quality pre-school experience in the trusted and competent hands of the teachers in our Kindergarten system.
Click image to right for larger view of the exterior of the school.
Contacts:
Guin Elementary & Kindergarten Principal -
Tracy Brown
(205) 468-3433
Web site: http://ges.mcbe.net
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Marion County High School
Marion County High School is noted for its high scores in the language fields and we are very proud of our large twin computer labs, housing  approximately 55 computers which were purchased with the taxpayers dollars. The community is very supportive of the educational system here in Guin.
Goals at MCHS
Our goals at MCHS are simply to provide the very best in public school education. Our staff of teachers and coaches are dedicated professionals who commit themselves to this goal each and every day.
Come by the school and visit them in person, and we hope that you will take some time to visit our school's online resource which is an on-going class project sponsored through our cities one-cent sales tax. Students help maintain this site, and learn important technical skills in the process.
Principal: Van Nelson
Tele: 205.468.3377
Web site: http://mchs.mcbe.net
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Other Educational Opportunities
Alternative schooling ideas, out of the general public school tradition and on a smaller scale, are also available here in Marion County.
- Liberty Christian Academy
Liberty Christian Academy is a local church operated, Bible based Christian school using the "School of Tomorrow" and "Abeka" curriculum. The Academy has been in operation since 1977.
Contact:
Principal: James Curry
Administrator: Mark Maddox
(205) 468.3620
email: Mark Maddox
Website - www.lCAGuin.com
The North Alabama Skills Center (NASC), a member of the North Alabama Skills Training Consortium, is an agency within the Alabama Department of Post secondary Education. The Skills Center is funded through the federal (WIA) Workforce Investment Act legislation via contract with the Workforce Development Division of Alabama's Department of Economic and Community Affairs. The principal officers of the organization are the elected members of the State Board of Education, the Chancellor of Post Secondary Education and the North Alabama Skills Center Director. The Alabama State Board of Education created the NASC by resolution, in 1978, to provide a comprehensive system of training and training related services to a selected target population. The center can trace its origin back to 1962, with the implementation of the Manpower Development and Training Act. Listed as Winfield Career Link, this is a satellite center of the NASC's main office, located in Russellville, AL (Franklin Co).
Services include:
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worker retraining for dislocated workers
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adults
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youths
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adult basic education (GED)
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basic computer skills
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pre-employment work maturity training
Contact:
Instructor: Dan Rayburn
Address: 1083 US Hwy. 43 - Winfield, AL 35594
Phone: (205) 487.8147
Web Address: www.northalabamaskills.org
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Other Educational Opportunities
For those not quite ready for a large university experience there are quality junior and community two-year colleges right in our neighborhood. These schools also provide our communities with technical degree programs, nursing programs, and the opportunity for Adult Continuing Education classes and free classes for the Senior Citizens.
Area Community Colleges:
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Colleges and Universities
Quality educational facilities are within a short radius of our community. Depending upon you or your child's future career choices, from a noted "teachers" university, a noted Vet school, law school, or medical school, Alabama has it all. We've also included in our brief listing of our state universities two Mississippi universities within close proximity which are also popular local choices for higher education.
Universities within a 200 mile radius:
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Auburn University
(Auburn, AL)
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University of Alabama
(Tuscaloosa, AL)
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UAB
(University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL)
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University of North Alabama
(Florence, AL)
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Birmingham Southern
(Birmingham, AL)
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Judson
(Marion, AL)
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Troy State
(Troy, AL)
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University of Mississippi
(Ole Miss in Oxford, MS)
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Mississippi State University
(Starkville, MS)
Contact information is on each individual Web site
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County Educational Statistics
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Marion County BOE
A public message from our Superintendent of Education:
Marion County residents have a tremendous pride in their schools and communities. Since 1875, the Marion County School System has provided educational opportunities for the many students in our area. We are hopeful that this school year will be the most successful one in our system's history.
As always, we look forward to educating the children of Marion County, and working with each community in preparing each student to successfully meet the challenges of living and working in a global society.
Marion County School operates 12 schools (5 elementary, 5 high, 1 middle, and 1 alternative school) with a student population of 3,825 students. All of our schools are on Academic Clear, and has constantly scored above the State average on the Stanford Achievement Test scores.
The Marion County School System ranked 11th in overall improvement in test scores out of the 128 school system in the State. Only 4 county school systems ranked ahead of Marion County in the 2000-2001 school year.
We are very proud of our students, teachers, and administration in their academic achievements. We are committed to the future.
Remember, Education Is Our Future!
Sincerely,
Bravell Jackson
Superintendent of Education
Contacts:
Bravell Jackson - Superintendent of Schools
Email: MCBE
Phone: 205.921.3191
Office Hours: 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Address: 188 Winchester Drive - Hamilton, AL
Web site: Marion County BOE
Alabama Department of Education Web site, featuring Marion County statistics and contacts:
Alabama Department of Edu
2006-2007 Printable PDF - Guin Elementary Report Card
2006-2007 Printable PDF - Marion County High School Reports
Guin Board of Education Member: Jimmy Atkinson
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Financial Statistics for Guin Educational Systems
The City of Guin began the 1% city sales tax for the schools on October 1, 1998.
The following is a total of the tax and interest that has been collected from October 1, 1998 through May 30, 2007.
Total Tax & Interest |
$1,143,796.99 |
Marion County High School (40%) |
$457,518.80 |
Guin Elementary School (40%) |
$457,518.80 |
Transferred to Reserve Fund (20%) |
$228,759.40 |
Total in Bank |
$36,196.29 |
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