Memphis City Schools (MCS) is the school district operating public schools in the city of Memphis, Tennessee. Its headquarters are in the Francis E. Coe Administration Building. On March 8, 2011, residents voted to disband the city school district, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District. The merger will take effect effective the start of the 2013-14 school year.
Total enrollment, as of the 2010-2011 school year, is about 103,000 students, making the district the largest in Tennessee.
MCS serves the entire city of Memphis. Some areas of unincorporated Shelby County are zoned to Memphis City Schools from Kindergarten through 12th grade. Some unincorporated areas of Shelby County are zoned to schools in Shelby County Schools for elementary and middle school and Memphis City Schools for high school.
In July 2011, the Memphis City Schools Board of Commissioners voted to postpone opening Memphis City Schools indefinitely until the Memphis City Council provides money set aside for the school system. The incident was reported in national news.
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