| Memphis City Schools | |
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| Address | |
2597 Avery Avenue
Memphis , Shelby County, Tennessee, 38112United States | |
| District information | |
| Grades | Pre-K–12th |
| Closed | July 1, 2013 |
| Other information | |
| Website | web |
Memphis City Schools (MCS) was the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee, United States. It was headquartered in the Frances E. Coe Administration Building. On March 8, 2011, residents voted to disband the city school district, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District.[1] The merger took effect July 1, 2013. After much legal maneuvering, all six incorporated municipalities (other than Memphis) created separate school districts in 2014.[2] Total enrollment, as of the 2010-2011 school year, was about 103,000 students,[3] which made the district the largest in Tennessee.
MCS served the entire city of Memphis.[4] Some areas of unincorporated Shelby County were zoned to Memphis City Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Some unincorporated areas of Shelby County were zoned to schools in Shelby County Schools for elementary and middle school and Memphis City Schools for high school.[citation needed]
As of August 2014, there are six new municipal school districts. Collierville Schools, Bartlett City Schools, Millington Municipal Schools, Germantown Municipal Schools, Arlington Community Schools and Lakeland School System. Shelby County Schools serves the city of Memphis and as well the unincorporated areas of Shelby County.
- ^ McMillin, Zack (March 8, 2011). "Memphis voters OK school charter surrender". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2011.
- ^ Coverage of the School Merger News for Memphis, TN from The Commercial Appeal Archived February 22, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Campbell Robertson, Memphis to Vote on Transferring School System to County Archived June 7, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, The New York Times, January 27, 2011
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Shelby County, TN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved December 24, 2021.