colquitt county high school
school Profile
CCHS Staff
Principal- Dr. Christopher Merritt christopher.merritt@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Counselors:
shatarra.brown@colquitt.k12.ga.us
monica.crenshaw@colquitt.k12.ga.us
justin.harrison@colquitt.k12.ga.us
felicia.howard@colquitt.k12.ga.us
marcie.west@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Graduation Coach- wendy.murphy@colquitt.k12.ga.us
School Social Worker - lisa.hill@colquitt.k12.ga.us
Demographics 2024-2025
Total number of students: 2018
Number of Seniors: 613
Number of Graduates: 563
Post High School Plan
4yr college: 35.1%
Technical College: 16.4%
Military/Work: 33.5%
Ethnic Background
White: 38.4%
Black: 26.6%
Hispanic: 31.2%
Asian: 1.4%
Other/Multi: 2.4%
SAT/ACT
SAT (mean/composite): 1075
ACT (composite): 19.0
about colquitt county
Colquitt County is a rural community located in South Georgia. Agriculture is our main industry. Our population is approx. 45,600 with a median household income of $35,472. Approximately 25.2% of the citizens are at or below poverty level. Our district is considered Title I and all students receive benefits from the free lunch program. Currently the district consists of 10 Elementary schools, 1 Middle School (6 & 7), 1 Junior High school (8 & 9) and 1 High School (10-12). We offer specialty programs for gifted, virtual, and at-risk students.
Type of School: Public-Grades 9-12
Total Enrollment 2025 - 2026 -2590
Number of Teachers – 170
Credit Award – Block Scheduling
Accreditation –Cognia
Primary Language of Instruction –English
colquitt county
curriculum transition
Due to Colquitt County High School’s 2022-2023 transition from a yearlong 7 period schedule to a block-scheduling model, students operate within four, 85-minute instructional periods per day. Therefore, students are limited to the number of Advanced Placement courses they may take with Colquitt County High School. Students may also take Georgia Virtual Schools (GAVS) courses and Dual Enrollment to supplement limited rigor course options.
advanced placement program 24-25
- 259 AP students
- 401 AP Exams taken
- 197 Students earned a 3 or higher
All students are given the opportunity to take an AP course. Students enrolled in AP courses are expected to take the corresponding exam.
curriculum information
CCHS is on a block schedule where students take 4 classes each day. An individual program is developed for each student, and courses are offered at varying levels of difficulty. Students may choose either College Prep., Advanced/Honors, Advanced Placement and/or Dual Enrollment based on standardized test scores and previous year's grade. The AP course offering and availability vary each year. Because of this, CCHS considers both academic Dual enrollment and AP courses as the most rigorous courses available. Students also have the option of taking Georgia Virtual School (GAVS) courses. The graduation requirements will change beginning with the class of 2026, to include four social sciences totaling 24 credits.
Advanced Courses weighted 10 bonus points
| Subject | Course |
|---|---|
| English | AP Language/Composition |
| AP Literature | |
| Math | AP Statistics |
| AP Pre-Calculus | |
| AP Calculus | |
| Science | AP Physics |
| AP Chemistry | |
| AP Biology | |
| AP Environmental Science | |
| Social Studies | AP Psychology |
| AP World History | |
| AP Government | |
| AP US History | |
| Other | AP Studio Art |
| AP Music Theory | |
| AP Principles of Computer Science |
Honor Courses weighted 5 bonus points
| subject | course |
|---|---|
| English | World Lit Honors |
| American Lit Honors | |
| British Literature Honors | |
| Math | Geometry Honors |
| Algebra II Honors | |
| Pre-calculus Honors | |
| Science | Physics Honors |
| Human Anatomy Honors | |
| Chemistry Honors | |
| Social Studies | Economics Honors |
| U.S. History Honors | |
| World History Honors | |
| American Gov. Honors |
Advanced courses used for weighted gpa
(Core Dual Enrollment Courses are also weighted but not listed).
Maximum AP courses available: 9th grade - 1 course, 10th grade - 2 courses, 11th grade - 4 courses, 12th grade - 4 courses
Students are recommended to take 3 or less courses a year. Students must meet CCHS criteria to be eligible to take AP/Honors level courses.
graduation requirements
| subject | required credit |
special requirements |
|---|---|---|
| English | 4 | Must include 9th Lit and American Lit |
| Math | 4 | Must include Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II |
| Science | 4 | Must include Biology, Physical Science or Physics; and Chemistry, Environmental Science or Earth Systems |
| Social Studies | 4 | Must include World History, US History, American Government (.5 credit), and Economics (.5 credits) |
| Health and Physical Education | 1 | Health and Personal Fitness (.5 credits each) |
| Required Electives | 3 | From Career Technical Education, World Languages, and/or Fine Arts |
| Additional Electives | 4 | From Career Technical Education, World Languages, and/or Fine Arts |
| Total | 24 | Minimum required |
grading system
The GPA is cumulative, including all courses taken in grades 9-12. All courses will be included in calculations for class rank and GPA. GPA is calculated on the 100-point scale.
Grade Scale:
| A | 90-100 |
|---|---|
| B | 80-89 |
| C | 70-79 |
| F | <70 |
Weighted/Unweighted: Transcripts reflect non weighted earned grades. Based on the rigor of the course, some classes will be given additional points to be calculated in the weighted GPA section only..
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