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Education

Coweta County while Per student
high schools expenditures
have average are lower
SAT and ACT than the state
scores above average.
the national
average.

Coweta’s school 85% on-time
system boasts an graduation rate.

Newnan High School

Central Educational Center
The Central Educational Center (CEC) 1 2 3
was a collaborative effort from the business Coweta’s three high schools have appeared numerous times in recent
community, the Coweta County School System years on the Washington Post’s Most Challenging US High Schools list.
and West Georgia Technical College to shape
the future of the county’s business community
starting at a young age.
CEC allows students from Coweta’s Coweta’s schools
rank among the
three public high schools the choice to take highest in Georgia Coweta County Schools
advanced career-technical education in overall student have boasted of two National
Distinguished Principals in
programs, dual enroll and complete achievement. recent years...
significant post-secondary credentials from
West Georgia Technical College while in high
school, and practice their skills at internships as well as a distinguished Assistant Principal,
at more than 200 local employer work sites. a Horace Mann NEA Nominee, state teachers
CEC, a charter school, is governed by business of the year finalists and other honors.
leaders, educators and parents who ensure
that the school stays true to its mission to Coweta is the home to Central Educational Center
“ensure a viable 21st century workforce.” CEC (CEC) charter school, an internationally lauded model,
is Georgia’s original career academy and National Model High School. This engine of innovation
was created through local initiatives and partnerships,
has helped replicate more than 35 career and is the model for Georgia’s 30 Career Academies.
academies across the state.

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