Courtland School documents a Rosenwald-era education site

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The two-teacher-plan school served African American students from about 1928 through 1963.

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A local building in a statewide program

Virginia DHR says Courtland School served African American students from about 1928 until 1963. The building used a Rosenwald Fund two-teacher plan, one of the standardized approaches used to support Black school construction during segregation.

DHR reports that 367 Rosenwald schools were built in 79 Virginia localities between 1917 and 1932, and roughly half used the two-teacher type. Those statewide figures provide context, but Courtland School's exact students, teachers, curriculum and later use require their own local records and oral histories.

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Virginia Department of Historic Resources — Courtland School

Official register page checked November 2, 2026 for the school's service period, two-teacher plan and statewide Rosenwald context.

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