Apalachee High School
770-586-5111
The second high school to serve Barrow County, Apalachee opened in 2000. It is currently helmed by principal David McGee, who oversees the school's faculty and more than 1,500 students.
Apalachee High School is a Title I school, meaning at least 40 percent of the total student population receives free and reduced lunches. In 2009, about 53 percent of Apalachee's students qualified for free and reduced lunch. As a Title I school, Apalachee receives special funding from the U.S. Department of Education.
- Fax: 770-307-3726
- Hours: Visits and tours by appointment
- Handicap Accessible: Yes
- Number of students: 1,590
- Public/Private: Public
- Financial aid: No
- Religious affiliation: None
- Graduation rate (%): 78.1
- Parking: Free lot
- Grade levels: 9-12
- Boarding: No
- Special education: Yes
- Uniforms: No
- Features: Auditorium/stage, Cafeteria, Computer lab, Infirmary, Library, Science lab, Sports facilities
- Advanced placement courses: Biology, calculus, European history, government, literature/composition, macroeconomics, statistics, U.S. history
- Student clubs: Anchor Club, Art Club, FFA, Partner's Club, SkillsUSA, Science Olympiad, Student Coucil, Technology Student Association, Tri-M Music Society, The Writers' Block, Y Club
- Sports teams: Basketball, baseball, cheerleading, competitive cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling