Banks County High School Explained

Banks County High School
Streetaddress:1486-A Historic Homer Highway
City:Homer
State:Georgia
County:Banks
Zipcode:30547
Country:USA
Coordinates:[1]
District:Banks County School District
Principal:Christine Bray[2]
Teaching Staff:67.40 FTE
Ceeb:111640
Avg Class Size:30
Ratio:12.51
Grades:912
Athletics:Marching band, baseball, softball, wrestling, football, track, cross country, tennis, golf, basketball, and soccer
Slogan:Seize the Opportunity to Win the Day.
Mascot:African Leopard
Team Name:Leopards
Colors:Blue and white
Enrollment:843[3]
Enrollment As Of:2018–19

Banks County High School is a public co-educational high school located in Homer, in the mountains of northern Georgia, United States. The school enrolls about 928 students in grades 912.

School district

The school serves all of Banks County, and is part of the Banks County School District. In addition to all of Homer, the district also includes Banks County sections of Alto, Baldwin, Gillsville, Lula, and Maysville.[4]

The school is fed with students from Banks County Middle School, also in Homer.

Extracurricular activities

One of the largest clubs is the Banks County chapter of the National FFA Organization, which teaches students about various Career Development Events (CDEs),[5] including electrical safety, in which a Banks County student won a state competition in 2014.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free US Geocoder . 2010-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511062509/http://geocoder.us/ . 2011-05-11 .
  2. Web site: Faculty/Staff.
  3. Web site: Banks County High School. National Center for Education Statistics. January 19, 2021.
  4. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Banks County, GA. U.S. Census Bureau. 2023-05-07. - Text list
  5. Web site: Agricultural Education . National FFA Organization . 24 May 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140605093204/https://www.ffa.org/about/whoweare/Pages/MissionandMotto.aspx . 5 June 2014 .
  6. News: Staff. Banks Co. student wins top honors in state EMC/FFA competition. 24 May 2014. Access North Georgia. 5 March 2014.