The Haywood County School System consists of one early childhood center for pre-school and kindergartners, three elementary schools, a junior high school, a high school and a justice academy. A Director of Schools, who answers to the five members who serve as Haywood County Schools Board members, manages the school system.

The most important thing to know about the Haywood County School System is that for two consecutive years, each school and system-wide are “in good standing” with state and federal guidelines governing the No Child Left Behind Act, assuring parents and community members that their children are receiving a quality education in Haywood County.

From its pilot pre-school program through high school, educators in Brownsville, Haywood County offer students a well-rounded educational experience through academics, technology, the arts, sports and numerous extra-curricular opportunities.

At Anderson Early Childhood Center, pre-schoolers and kindergartners master basic skills with the help of parents and teachers working together so they can move into the first grade prepared. Then elementary schools offer outstanding programs in math, science, language, spelling, social studies and computer technology preparing them for junior high school. In junior high, in addition to expanding their studies in all basic courses, students will also take history and foreign language classes and are introduced to extracurricular activities and sports in seventh and eighth grades. This enables students make an easier transition to high school where they can choose their courses, sports and activities based on interests they have developed.

Haywood High School students can elect to further their academic studies to prepare them for college or take technology courses that teach them specific job skills preparing them for a number of different careers. The two divisions interact, giving students choices that will enable them to make better life choices in the real world after graduation. Students at Haywood High School earn hundreds of thousands of scholarship dollars each year.

For complete and updated information about Haywood County Schools, go to www.haywoodschools.com.

NOTE: Within a one-hour drive of Haywood County, the University of Memphis, Christian Brothers University, Rhodes College, State Technical Institute, LeMoyne Owen College and Shelby State Community College are located in Memphis. Union University, Lambuth University, Lane College and Jackson State Community College are located in Jackson, Tennessee, and Haywood County has a branch of the Tennessee Technology Center at Whiteville.