Jefferson County High School (Georgia)

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] Some notable alumni include Fernando Velasco, and Sean Walker.

Jefferson County High School
Address
1157 Warrior Trail Louisville , Georgia 30434 United States
Coordinates	33.103621°N 82.410507°W / 33.103621; -82.410507[1]
Information
Motto	"JCHS is a fountain of knowledge - don't leave thirsty"[2]
School district	Jefferson County School District
Principal	Alan Long
Teaching staff	52.90 FTE[3]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	828 (2017-18)[3]
Student to teacher ratio	15.65[3]
Color(s)	[4]
Athletics	GHSA
Athletics conference	3B AA
Mascot	Warrior
Team name	Warriors
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools[5]
Publication	The BattleCry[6]
Yearbook	The Arrow[6]
Feeder schools	Louisville Middle School Wrens Middle School
Telephone	[phone]
Fax	[phone]
Website	Jefferson County High School

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.[9]

The Jefferson County School District named Molly Howard as principal of the new school at the time of its formation.[9] 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.[9]

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.[10]

References

1. "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
2. "About The School". Jefferson County High School. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
3. "Jefferson County High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
4. "Jefferson County Warriors". Georgia High School Football Historians Association. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
5. "International Registry for Accreditation". AdvancED. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
6. "School Publications". Jefferson County High School. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
7. "school-stats.com". Retrieved 2011-07-22.
8. ASD, Website Services & Coordination Staff. "2010 Demographic Profile - U.S. Census Bureau". 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. "Jefferson County High School, Louisville, Georgia" (PDF). leadered.com. International Center for Leadership in Education.

External links

• Jefferson County High School
• Jefferson County School District