Adair County High School - Columbia, Kentucky/KY

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Adair County High School

526 Indian Dr, Columbia, KY, 42728-1800 -

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Definition of Terms

Adair County High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Adair County, KY

Students & Faculty

Total Students

779 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

45 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 229 students

Grade 10 - 204 students

Grade 11 - 190 students

Grade 12 - 156 students

This School

(KY) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:17

1:17

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(KY) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	n/a	1%
% Hispanic	1%	1%
% Black	4%	12%
% White	95%	83%

Additional Student Information

This School

(KY) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

41%

33%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(KY) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Adair County School District

This School's Agency

(KY) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	9	6
Number of Students Managed	2,662 students	2,420 students
District Total Revenue	$22,010,000	$20,205,000
District Expenditure	$23,936,000	$21,072,000
District Revenue / Student	$8,268	$8,349
District Expenditure / Student	$8,992	$8,707
District Graduation Rates	77%	76%

Education notes: August 5 (Lexington Herald-Leader)
posted on August 5, 2009 at 10:10:43 am
awards/recognition ■ University of Kentucky alumnus Donald J. Leopold will receive the highe
Show-Me State Games serve as reunion for former ballplayers (Columbia Missourian)
posted on July 19, 2009 at 01:54:53 am
COLUMBIA — Something was missing from the hands of Mojo Shirts coach Michael O'Haver on Saturday at Atkins Field Baseball Complex. The Mojo Shirts baseball team, based in Kirksville, has participated in the Show-Me State Games for the past six years. O'Haver was accustomed to having a bat clamped in his hands, and a catcher's mitt when behind home plate for the Show-Me State Games. But he hurt ...

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Adair County High School is a U.S. high school (grades 9 to 12) in the small town of Columbia, Adair County, Kentucky. It is the county's only high school.
In 2005 the school had some 746 students and 45 teachers, and was eligible for Title One support. 96% of the students were white, and the remainder included African-American, Middle Eastern and Chinese students.
The school has a very good band program. The marching band's record boasts 18 KMEA State Championships, and were named BOA National Champions in their class twice(2005,2007). Also, the band has been scheduled to attend the 2009 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. The current band has 85-90 members and is directed by Tom Case with assistant Matt Emerson.
The ACHS Academic Team placed top Eight in the Kentucky Association for Academic Competition's (KAAC) 2009 state finals. They have been to the National Academic Quiz Tournament's nationals competition once in 2008 and have been invited multiple times.
The ACHS Future Problem Solving team has had frequent top ten finishes at the KAAC state finals competition, and has gone on to the Future Problem Solving Program International Conference several times during the last few years.
The school also has two very good cheerleading squads. Both the Varsity Red & Blue squads have had a "clean sweep" of all their competitions this year. Just winning KAPOS Regional’s in the Traditional & Super Large Varsity Divisions, they are headed to the state competition in Bowling Green, Kentucky at Western Kentucky University. The blue squad came away from the 2008 CANAM International Cheerleading Competition in Myrtle Beach, SC, with the most prestigious award given, the American Cheerleader Editor's Choice Award.
External links
Adair County High School website

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