{{Short description|School district in Tennessee}} {{Use American English|date=February 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox school district | name = Wilson County Schools | native_name = | logo = | logo_alt = Wilson County Schools Logo | logo_size = | image2 = | image2_alt = | caption2 = | address = | location = 415 Harding Drive | region = | city = Lebanon | state = Tennessee | province = | county = | postcode = 37087 | zipcode = | country = United States | country1 = | coordinates = {{Coord|36.2025|-86.283|dim:250_region:US-TN_type:edu|name=District office|display=inline,title}} | type = Public | motto = Excellence in all we do! | grades = K–12 | established = <!-- {{start date|}} --> | closed = <!-- {{end date|}} --> | president = | vice-president = | superintendent_type = | superintendent = Jeff Luttrell | asst_superintendent = <!-- or | deputy_superintendent = --> | businessadmin = | school_board = | chair_of_the_board = | director_of_education = | governing_agency = | accreditations = <!-- or | accreditation = --> | schools = 23 | budget = | us_nces_district_id = <!-- {{NCES District ID||district_name=|access_date=}} --> | district_id = | affiliations = | students = ~20,000 | faculty = | teachers = >1,100 | staff = | ratio = | conference = | mascot = | colors = <!-- or | colours = --> | schedule = |free_label = Size |free_text = 9th largest school district in Tennessee | website = {{ URL | www.wcschools.com }} | module = }} '''Wilson County Schools''' ('''WCS''') is a K–12 school district in Wilson County, Tennessee, United States. The district enrolls nearly 20,000 students<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.wcschools.com/district/director/|title=Wilson County Schools District Information|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> and over 1,100 teachers<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://srcreports.measuretn.gov/views/TenneseeSchoolReportcard2017/Profile?:embed=y&:display_count=no|title=Tennessee Department of Education State Report Card Profile|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref> at ten elementary schools, three K-8 schools, four middle schools, and five high schools.
Students who live within the K–8 Lebanon Special School District (LSSD) automatically transition to Lebanon High School in Wilson County Schools after completing their eighth-grade year. Wilson County Schools is the ninth largest school district in the state.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.niche.com/k12/search/largest-school-districts/s/tennessee/|title=Largest School Districts in Tennessee|last=|first=|date=|website=|access-date=}}</ref>
==History and notable events== During the 2020 Nashville tornado, which struck Juliet, West Wilson Middle and Stoner Creek Elementary sustained catastrophic damage and were closed for the next two school years. Both schools had to be rebuilt, with demolition and construction starting in 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilsonpost.com/news/stoner-creek-demolition-work-begins/article_c7d3515a-bf11-11eb-826f-d713bb0e6056.html|title=Stoner Creek demolition work begins|newspaper=The Wilson Post|date=May 27, 2021|accessdate=December 7, 2021}}</ref>
==Administrators== * Jeff Luttrell, Director of Schools<ref>{{Cite web |title=Director of Schools / Director of Schools |url=https://www.wcschools.com/domain/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wcschools.com%2Fsite%2Fdefault.aspx%3FDomainID%3D36 |access-date=2023-07-04 |website=www.wcschools.com |language=en}}</ref>
==School board== The Wilson County School Board<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wilson County School Board Members|url=https://www.wcschools.com/domain/38|access-date=December 7, 2021}}</ref> consists of seven board members serving seven zones,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.wilsonelections.com/uploads/files/new_school_board_zones.pdf|title=Wilson County Election Commission School Board Zones|access-date=}}</ref> each of whom are elected to serve a four-year term.
* Carrie Pfeiffer, Zone 1 * Beth Meyers, Zone 2 * Melissa Lynn, Zone 3 * Joseph Padilla, Zone 4 * Larry Tomlinson, Zone 5 * Kimberly McGee, Zone 6 * Jamie Farough, Zone 7
==Schools==
=== Elementary schools (K–5) === * Elzie Patton Elementary (2008) * Rutland Elementary (1998) * Gladeville Elementary (1833) * Lakeview Elementary (1969) * Mt. Juliet Elementary (1948) * Springdale Elementary (2017) * Stoner Creek Elementary (1987; rebuilt 2022) * W.A. Wright Elementary (1991) * Watertown Elementary (1959) * West Elementary (1872)
=== K–8 schools === * Carroll-Oakland Elementary (1978) * Southside Elementary (1967) * Tuckers Crossroads Elementary (1914)
=== Middle schools (6–8) === * Gladeville Middle School (2019) * Mt. Juliet Middle School (2002; previously Mt. Juliet Junior High beginning 1967-1968 school year) * West Wilson Middle School (1976; rebuilt 2022) * Watertown Middle School (2014)
=== High schools (9–12) === * Mt. Juliet High School (1853-1854) * Lebanon High School (1918) * Watertown High School (1912) * Wilson Central High School (2001) * Green Hill High School (2020)<ref name="Wilson County Schools">{{cite web |title=PROPOSED NEW HIGH SCHOOL INFORMATION |url=https://www.wcschools.com/Page/1478 |accessdate=1 September 2018 |website=Wilson County Schools}}</ref>
=== Specialty schools === * Barry Tatum Academy<ref name="BTA Home Page">{{Cite web |title=Barry Tatum Academy |url=https://www.wcschools.com/bta |access-date=September 24, 2020 |website=Barry Tatum Academy |publisher=Wilson County Schools}}</ref> * Wilson County Adult High School (1992) * Wilson County Adult Learning Center<ref name="Adult Learning Center">{{Cite web |title=Adult Learning Center |url=https://www.wcschools.com/Domain/1321 |access-date=September 24, 2020 |website=Adult Learning Center |publisher=Wilson County Schools}}</ref>
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== External links == * [http://www.wcschools.com Wilson County Schools Website] * [https://www.facebook.com/WilsonK12Tn/ Wilson County Schools Facebook] {{Lebanon, Tennessee}}
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