Jefferson County High School (Georgia) Explained

Jefferson County High School
Streetaddress:1157 Warrior Trail
City:Louisville
State:Georgia
Zipcode:30434
Country:US
Coordinates:[1]
District:Jefferson County School District
Principal:Alan Long
Teaching Staff:52.90 FTE[2]
Ratio:15.65
Grades:9-12
Athletics:GHSA
Conference:3B AA
Motto:"JCHS is a fountain of knowledge - don't leave thirsty"[3]
Accreditation:Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[4]
Mascot:Warrior
Team Name:Warriors
Colors:[5]
Yearbook:The Arrow[6]
Publication:The BattleCry
Enrollment:828 (2017-18)
Feeders:Louisville Middle School
Wrens Middle School
Free Label:Telephone
Free Text:(478) 625-9991
Free Label1:Fax
Free Text1:(478) 625-8988
Homepage:Jefferson County High School

Jefferson County High School (JCHS) is a public high school located in Louisville, Georgia, United States. The school is part of the Jefferson County School District, which serves Jefferson County.[7]

History

Establishment

In 1995 the two public high schools of Jefferson County, an administrative area including approximately 17,000 residents,[8] were closed and consolidated into a single new entity, Jefferson County High School.[9] At the time of the new school's construction in Louisville, more than half of the county's residents did not have a high school education, and 70 percent of its high school graduates did not seek a college education.

The Jefferson County School District named Molly Howard as principal of the new school at the time of its formation. She and the school's staff set about improving the educational performance of the student body, posting impressive gains in achievement in state-mandated mathematics tests during the first decade of the 21st century, which led to Howard being selected as the 2008 National High School Principal of the Year by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.

Demographics

Jefferson County High School has slightly more than 1,000 students, of whom 79% are of non-European American ethnicity.[10] About four out of five Jefferson County High School students are from families with income levels low enough to qualify for price-subsidized lunches.

Notable alumni

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Free US Geocoder . 2011-07-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511062509/http://geocoder.us/ . 2011-05-11 .
  2. Web site: Jefferson County High School. National Center for Education Statistics. December 27, 2019.
  3. Web site: About The School. Jefferson County High School. 22 July 2011.
  4. Web site: International Registry for Accreditation. AdvancED. 22 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Jefferson County Warriors. Georgia High School Football Historians Association. 22 July 2011.
  6. Web site: School Publications. Jefferson County High School. 22 July 2011.
  7. Web site: school-stats.com . 2011-07-22.
  8. Web site: 2010 Demographic Profile - U.S. Census Bureau. Website Services & Coordination Staff. ASD. census.gov.
  9. Shana Kemp, "2008 National High School Principal of the Year: Georgia Principal Named 2008 MetLife/NASSP National High School Principal of the Year," Reston, VA: National Association of Secondary School Principals, September 4, 2007
  10. Web site: Jefferson County High School, Louisville, Georgia . leadered.com . International Center for Leadership in Education.
  11. Web site: Williams . Sean . Georgia LB Kydran Jenkins details Purdue commitment . Rivals.com . 6 July 2019 . 18 May 2024.