Editing Chickamauga, Georgia (section)

==Education==

=== Chickamauga City Schools ===
[[Chickamauga City Schools]] is a public, tax-funded institution that is open to all students who live within the city limits.<ref name=WalkerCoSDMap2020>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13295_walker/DC20SD_C13295.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Walker County, GA|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-09-15|page=43 (PDF pp. 5/12)}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13295_walker/DC20SD_C13295_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> Students who live outside the city may also attend, but must pay tuition since they do not contribute tax dollars to the school. The school district holds Kindergarten to grade twelve, and consists of an elementary school, middle school and high school.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=769&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 3, 2010.</ref> The district has 68 full-time teachers and over 1,293 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/WALKER/CHICKAMAUGA_CITY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 3, 2010.</ref>

===Walker County Schools===
The [[Walker County Schools]], for those not in the city limits,<ref name=WalkerCoSDMap2020/> holds pre-school to grade twelve, and consists of nine elementary schools, four middle schools, and two high schools.<ref>[http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=111&PID=62&PTID=69&CountyId=746&T=0&FY=2009 Georgia Board of Education]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Retrieved June 3, 2010.</ref> The district has 577 full-time teachers and over 8,844 students.<ref>[http://www.school-stats.com/GA/WALKER/WALKER_COUNTY.html School Stats], Retrieved June 3, 2010.</ref>

=== Other schools ===

==== Walker County Alternative Education Center ====
The Alternative Education Center in Walker County is located in the former Osburn Elementary School. When Cherokee Ridge Elementary was built, the students from Osburn were transferred to the new facility and the Alternative Education program was moved into the still-usable Osburn.<ref>[http://www.walkerschools.org/aec/ Alternative Education Center] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927044949/http://www.walkerschools.org/aec/ |date=September 27, 2007 }}</ref>

==== Oakwood Christian Academy ====
The Oakwood Baptist Church founded a private Christian-based academy in 1992. Currently the school offers grades Pre-K through 12th, with over 275 students enrolled. It sponsors sports teams such as cheerleading and basketball. It was announced in December 2008 that by 2012 Oakwood Academy will grow to include a high school.