Elbert County Comprehensive High School
600 Abernathy Circle · Elberton, GA 30635 · 706.213.4100

 

Welcome to ECCHS!

 

 

Mission

Our mission at ECCHS is to do WHATEVER IT TAKES for every student to maximize his or her success.

Beliefs

  • All students want to be successful; some just hide it really well.
  • A positive relationship between teacher and student promotes student success.
  • Students come to us with different needs;
    we need to figure out what those needs are and do our best to meet them.
  • We should NEVER give up.

Community

Elbert County is a rural community with a mix of service industry, manufacturing, and retail businesses. The largest industry is granite manufacturing with approximately 160 granite-related businesses.]The Elbert County School District consists of one high school, one middle school, and five elementary schools utilizing a K-5, 6-8, 9-12 grade-level configuration. The high school student body comprises a population that is 55% White, 40% Black, 3% Hispanic/Latino, 1% Multiracial, and less than 1% Asian

School

Elbert County Comprehensive High School is a four-year public high school enrolling 1024 students in grades 9 through 12. It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Georgia Accrediting Commission.

 

 

 

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Teacher Workday Feb. 16th

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Curriculum

The academic schedule is organized on a block schedule.
Four (4) credits per semester is the maximum course load; students take four 90-minute block classes. Block scheduling was instituted in the 1997-98 school year. Advanced Placement Program courses are offered in U. S. History.

Honors classes are offered in:

Ninth Literature/Composition
Tenth Literature/Composition
American Literature/Composition
English Literature/Composition
World History
U.S. History
U.S. Government
Economics
Accelerated Math I
Euclidean Geometry
Advanced Algebra/ Trigonometry
Calculus
Biology
Physical Science
Chemistry
Physics

The ACCEL program enables seniors to enroll in Athens Technical College courses and earn college credits.