Education

A quality education goes a long way in life, and that's why Mitchell County holds our education programs to high standards. Mitchell County Schools are committed to continuously reviewing, updating, and strengthening their academic programs. Our schools believe it is extremely important to provide students with top quality professionals so that each and every student has the knowledge and skills to compete in the world today. Our schools also believe that it is important to have well round students by offering strong athletic programs, and active student clubs activities.

Pre-K through 12 Education

Mitchell County School System
The Mitchell County School System is committed to providing an environment where education is valued, excellence is encouraged and students will become lifelong responsible learners and productive citizens in our global society.

Mitchell County Board of Education
108 Harney Street
Camilla, GA 31730
229-336-2100
  Mitchell County Middle School
6th-8th Grades
55 Griffin Road
Camilla, GA 31730
229-336-0980
     
South Mitchell County Elementary
K-2nd Grades
50 Griffin Road
Camilla, GA 31730
229-336-8250
  Mitchell-Baker High School
9th-12th Grades
1000 Newton Road
Camilla, GA 31730
229-336-0970
     
North Mitchell County Elementary
Pre-K through 5th Grade
15815 Hwy 93 East
Baconton, GA 31716
229-336-2118
  Catch the Vision Alternative School
550 Martin Luther King, Jr. Road
Camilla, GA 31730
229-336-2190
     

Pelham City School System
The mission of the Pelham City Board of Education is to provide a quality public education for the children of our community. Pelham City Schools will make available the resources needed and provide the leadership to enable each student to reach his/her fullest potential as an individual.

Pelham City Board of Education
203 Mathewson Avenue
Pelham, GA 31779
229-294-8715
  Pelham Middle School
6th-8th Grades
209 Mathewson Avenue
Pelham, GA 31779
229-294-6063
     
Pelham Elementary School
Pre-K through 5th Grades
534 Barrow Avenue
Pelham, GA 31779
229-294-8170
  Pelham High School
9th-12th Grades
720 Barrow Avenue
Pelham, GA 31779
229-294-8623
     

Baconton Community Charter School
A small community charter school with emphasis on the basic using Direct Instruction (Siegfried Engelmann–SRA Reading Mastery and Saxon math). Flexible class sizes and a gifted and talented program allow for more individualized academics.

Pre-K through 12th Grade
260 East Walton Street
Baconton, GA 31716
229-787-0077

     

Westwood Schools
Westwood is a private college preparatory school. Over Westwood’s thirty plus year history over 95% of the students have gone to college. Westwood’s test scores are competitive nationally and a wide range of sporting activities, extra-curricular activities, and courses are available. Gymnastics, piano, tennis, ballet and tap dancing are available on campus from excellent instructors. This is addition to the Spanish, computer, and art classes offered to all students at Westwood. At Westwood Schools we believe that every child is a winner. We passionately work towards helping ever child find their niche.

K-3 through 12th Grade
255 Fuller Street
Camilla, GA 31730
229-336-7992

     

Higher Education
Southwest Georgia Technical College
Southwest Georgia Technical College, a unit of the Technical College System of Georgia, is a public two-year technical college with the mission to provide learner-centered and high-quality services, courses, and programs through traditional and distance delivery methods, at both on-campus and off-campus locations, serving primarily the citizens of Thomas, Grady, and Mitchell Counties.

Main Campus
15689 U.S. Hwy 19 North
Thomasville, GA 31792
229-522-3640

  Colleges near Mitchell County
Darton College
Albany State University
Albany Technical College
Moultrie Technical College
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
University of Georgia-Tifton Campus
Valdosta State University
Florida State University
Mitchell County Campus-Camilla
44 South Ellis Street
Camilla, GA 31730
229-522-3640