Columbia High School (South Carolina)

{{Short description|Public high school in Columbia, South Carolina, United States}}

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| image =

| name = Columbia High School

| motto =

| streetaddress = 1701 Westchester Drive

| city = Columbia, South Carolina

| country = United States

| zipcode = 29210

| type = College Prep public school

| grades = 9–12

| coordinates = {{coord|34|3|0|N|81|5|30|W|type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| established =

| founded = {{start date and age|1884|p=1}}{{cite web|url=http://columbia.richlandone.org/site_res_view_template.aspx?id=06d28438-52ab-4d16-b11b-a9618357bb8c|title=History|accessdate=November 10, 2013}}

| principal = Shawn Washington, Ed.D

| ratio = 14.90

| staff = 46.50 (FTE)

| enrollment = 693 (2023–2024){{cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=4503360&ID=450336000949|title=Columbia High|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=February 28, 2025}}

| colors = Maroon and gold
{{color box|Maroon|border=silver}}{{color box|Gold|border=silver}}

| mascot = Capital

| website = {{URL|https://www.richlandone.org/Domain/46}}

| district = Richland County School District One

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Columbia High School a public high school in the St. Andrews area of Columbia, South Carolina, United States. Columbia High School was originally housed in the former Columbia Female Academy (established 1816) at 1323 Washington Street at the corner with Marion Street. This building was leased to the Richland County Commissioners of Schools in 1884. The school became Columbia's first public high school in 1895 as the Washington Street School. The original Columbia High School building was constructed in 1915 on that site. The current building was constructed in 1975.