History
Education in Leon County started with the Leon Academy for Boys in 1821. This was four years before the incorporation of Tallahassee, Florida. Leon Academy for Girls was created in 1831 merging the two into Leon Academies which later became Leon High School.
In 1856, the first public school in Leon County was opened in Woodville, Florida. In 1869, Lincoln School was opened and served grades 1 through 12 with the mascot of Tigers, colors Royal Blue and White. It later closed in 1967. A new construction of a new high school opened in 1975, with a new mascot and new colors which is the New Lincoln High.
The first large elementary school, Caroline Brevard, was built in 1924. It was later sold to the state with the money from the sale used to build the current building.
In 1934 the district purchased from the Primitive Baptist Church of Florida, Griffin College, a private, boarding institution for grades 1 through 12. In 1955 Griffin Junior High was completed and occupies the 10-acre (40,000 m2) space it is still on. Currently it is a middle school but was also an elementary school at one time.
In 1972 the school board moved to its current location on Pensacola Street.
Local efforts for a kindergarten program began in 1905 when a law suggested by the Tallahassee Woman’s Club was introduced and passed by the Legislature. The first public kindergarten provided in Leon County, in 1916, cost $1,600 to build and equip. Kindergartens were discontinued at Caroline Brevard and Sealey in 1941. The present kindergarten program was initiated in 1968 with 21 classes in 11 schools.
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