Centennial Committee: Front row from left to right: Dennie Erwin, Mary Wood, Marion Thomas Stroud, Dianna Thomas, Jim Hill, Devon Thomas, Back row from left to right: Diane S. Thomas, Anthoney Stubbs, TES Principal, Rodney Wood, and Assistant Superintendent of WP Schools and former Thomas School Principal Lisa Magee.
The National Center for Education Statistics cites that rural public schools constitute 28 percent of all U.S. public schools, educating 19 percent of the student population or roughly 9,8 million students.
