Apalachee High School

{{Short description|Public high school in Winder, Georgia, United States}}

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{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Apalachee High School

| seal_image = ApalacheeHSGAcrest.png

| seal_size = 165px

| image = Apalachee HS.jpg

| address = 940 Haymon Morris Road

| city = Winder

| county = Barrow County

| state = Georgia

| zipcode = 30680

| country = USA

| coordinates = {{Coord|33|56|54|N|83|47|9|W|type:edu_region:US|display=inline,title}}

| type = Public high school

| established = {{start date and age|2000|p=1}}

| school_board = 9{{cite web |title=Board of Education |url=https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx?S=4009&TID=1 |website=Barrow County School System |access-date=4 September 2024 |archive-date=7 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907002152/https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/AboutUs/AboutUs.aspx?S=4009&TID=1 |url-status=live }}

| district = Barrow County Schools

| us_nces_district_id = {{NCES District ID|1300290|district_name=Barrow County|access_date=January 21, 2025|do_not_render|do_not_show_link|ref_name=nces_district}}

| school_code = GA-607-0101

| ceeb = 113268

| us_nces_school_id = {{NCES School ID|130029002350|school_name=Apalachee High School|access_date=January 21, 2025|do_not_render|do_not_show_link|ref_name=nces_school}}

| principal = Jessica Rehberg{{cite web |title=Administration - Apalachee High School |url=https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/schools/ahs/about/administration |website=www.barrow.k12.ga.us |access-date=4 September 2024 |language=en |archive-date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904165527/https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/schools/ahs/about/administration |url-status=live }}

| faculty = 124.50 {{FTE}}

| grades = 9-12

| enrollment = 1,928

| enrollment_as_of = 2023–2024

| grade9 = 553

| grade10 = 525

| grade11 = 471

| grade12 = 379

| ratio = 15.49

| campus_type = Rural: Fringe

| colors = Blue and gold
{{colour box|Navy|border=silver}} {{colour box|#C4B454|border=silver}}

| nickname = Wildcats

| USNWR_ranking = 9,501{{cite web |title=Apalachee High School |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/barrow-county-public-schools/apalachee-high-school-5711 |publisher=U.S. News & World Report L.P. |access-date=4 September 2024 |archive-date=4 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240904160640/https://www.usnews.com/education/best-high-schools/georgia/districts/barrow-county-public-schools/apalachee-high-school-5711 |url-status=live }}

| feeder_schools = Haymon-Morris Middle School, Westside Middle School

| website = {{URL|https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/schools/ahs/index}}

}}

Apalachee High School is a public high school located near Winder, Georgia, United States.{{cite web|last=Stevens|first=Alexis|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/four-killed-in-georgia-high-school-shooting-suspect-in-custody-latest-updates/2XFGZ7JKZNF2BGPTFRTFVZ3XS4/|title=GBI identifies 4 killed in Georgia school shooting; 14-year-old in custody|newspaper=Atlanta Journal Constitution|date=2024-09-04|quote=Apalachee High School near Winder}}
{{cite web|url=https://www.dot.ga.gov/DriveSmart/MapsData/Documents/CountyMaps/Barrow.pdf|title=General Highway Map Barrow County Georgia|publisher=Georgia Department of Transportation|access-date=2024-09-24}} - See map legends. The school mascot is a wildcat.{{cite web|url=http://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/ahs/|title=Apalachee High School - Apalachee High School|author=|date=|website=www.barrow.k12.ga.us|accessdate=7 June 2019|archive-date=7 June 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190607184642/http://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/ahs/|url-status=live}} Apalachee is a part of Barrow County Schools, a Title I district. Feeder schools include Haymon-Morris Middle School and Westside Middle School.

The school is Barrow County's second high school and opened in 2000.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Two students, two teachers killed in shooting at Georgia high school; 14-year-old charged as an adult |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-custody-school-district-atlanta-put-lockdown-reports-campus-th-rcna169562 |access-date=2024-09-04 |website=NBC News |language=en |archive-date=2024-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907002143/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-custody-school-district-atlanta-put-lockdown-reports-campus-th-rcna169562 |url-status=live }} It is in an unincorporated area in the county.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/county/c13013_barrow/DC20BLK_C13013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Barrow County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|page=5 (PDF p. 6/10)|access-date=2024-09-04|quote=Haymon Morris Rd|archive-date=2024-09-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240907002142/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st13_ga/county/c13013_barrow/DC20BLK_C13013.pdf|url-status=live}} - The block which has the school (use the full address to find the location) is shown as an unincorporated area. Its attendance boundary includes southern Winder, Bethlehem, Carl, and the Barrow County portion of Auburn.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13013_barrow/DC20SD_C13013.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Barrow County, GA|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-09-06|archive-date=2024-08-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240802134903/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st13_ga/schooldistrict_maps/c13013_barrow/DC20SD_C13013.pdf|url-status=live}} - Compare to the district boundary map, which mentions which elementary schools feed into which high school.{{cite web|url=https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/schools/ahs/news/1759304/ahs-cluster-rezoning-recommendation-approved|title=AHS Cluster Rezoning Recommendation Approved|publisher=Barrow County Schools|date=2023-02-07|access-date=2024-09-06}}{{cite web|url=https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/departments/transportation/school-maps|title=BCSS Attendance Zone Maps|publisher=Barrow County Schools|access-date=2024-09-04|quote=Apalache Cluster|archive-date=2022-03-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220302122821/https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/departments/transportation/school-maps|url-status=live}} - Match the cluster with the schools on the map.

As of 2024 it has about 1,900 students in grades 9–12. The student body is a mix of White, Hispanic, and Black students with a smaller percentage of Asian students. Almost half the students come from families documented as economically disadvantaged.