Catoosa County Public Schools

An EF4 tornado caused property damage to 23 buildings in the Catoosa County School District in Georgia.

The Catoosa County School District is a public school district in Catoosa County, Georgia that serves the communities of Ringgold, Fort Oglethorpe, and Lakeview. Approximately 10,900 students attend 17 schools in the district.

In late April, a deadly and devastating EF4 tornado about a mile in diameter violently touched down in Ringgold. A total of 23 district buildings were damaged, including significant damage to Ringgold High School, Middle School and Primary School.

The property damage was extensive and included the collapse of the art building, a heavily damaged field house (the field press box was blown into the school parking lot), and a complete wing destroyed at the Middle School.

DENIA REESE
Superintendent
Catoosa County Public Schools

“If anyone can erase the bad memories of the tornado, it is BELFOR. They went above and beyond in doing things for our staff. BELFOR is responsible for us coming home.”