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EDUCATION • Gordon College 419 College Drive Barnesville, GA 30204 (770) 358-5023 www.gdn.edu • Middle Georgia State University 100 College Station Drive Macon, GA 31206 (478) 471-2700 www.maconstate.edu Former MP softball player Darrell Brady hugs her brother Justen Shaw, who surprised her by returning from Afghanistan and showing up at her Senior Day in 2013. Higher Education Monroe County students enjoy access to a wealth of superb continuing educational facilities, several within a 15 to 20 minute drive from Forsyth. • Central Georgia Technical College Monroe County Education Center 23-A Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029 (478) 757-3445 www.cgtcollege.org • Mercer University 1400 Coleman Avenue Macon, GA 31207 (478) 301-2700 www.mercer.edu • Wesleyan College 4760 Forsyth Road Macon, GA 31210 (478) 757-5206 www.wesleyancollege.edu Welcome Home: The Forsyth-Monroe County Relocation Guide and Membership Directory 2013-2014 Monroe Co. Schools Points of Pride • Students in Monroe County schools are 70 percent white, 26 percent black, 2 percent Hispanic and 2 percent other. • Monroe County schools have 600 employees, 288 teachers, 26 administrators and 286 staff, including 63 paraprofessionals. • Monroe County schools have 369 students in its gifted program, or about 10 percent of total enrollment. • The average SAT score for Mary Persons in 2014 was 1403, better than students in surrounding counties Bibb, Crawford, Jones, Bibb, Lamar and Butts. • A total of 111 students took 149 tests for Advanced Placement courses in 2013-14, and a whopping 64 percent passed with a 3 score or better. That’s better than any county in Middle Georgia. 45