Columbia High School (Georgia)

Columbia High School
Address
Map
2106 Columbia Drive

, ,
30032

United States
Coordinates33°43′41.22″N 84°15′02″W / 33.7281167°N 84.25056°W / 33.7281167; -84.25056
Information
School typePublic High school
Founded1966
StatusOpen
School districtDeKalb County Public Schools
PrincipalDerrica Boochee-Davis
Teaching staff59.00 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades912
Enrollment898[1] (2022–23)
Student to teacher ratio15.22[1]
Color(s)Orange   and blue  
SportsBasketball, baseball, cheerleading, cross-country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, volleyball, wrestling, and marching band
NicknameEagles
Feeder schoolsColumbia Middle School
Websitecolumbiahs.dekalb.k12.ga.us

Columbia High School (CHS) is a four-year public high school located in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. It is in the Candler-McAfee census-designated place.[2][3] It is operated by DeKalb County Public Schools.

It opened in 1966. In 1991, the Mathematics, Science and Technology Magnet Programs were established at Columbia, which gave students in the Metro Atlanta area an opportunity to have a more focus-based education in these areas.

Columbia's mascot is the Eagle and its colors are orange and blue. The school motto is "One Team, One Dream!"

The school was given the Georgia School of Excellence award in 1996.

Extracurricular activities include athletics, marching and concert band, color guard, Future Business Leaders of America, Beta Club, and JROTC.

The boundary of Columbia High School neighbors those of Southwest Dekalb High School, Towers High School, and McNair High School.

  1. ^ a b c "Columbia High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Candler-McAfee CDP, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2020. - Compare with school addresses and boundary maps.
  3. ^ "Home". Columbia High School. Retrieved May 7, 2020. Columbia High School 2106 Columbia Drive Decatur, Georgia 30032 - Despite the Decatur address it is not in the Decatur city limits. Compare this to the CDP map.