Houston Co High School
Grades: 7-12
Students: 322
Type: Public
GreatSchools Rating
Student-Teacher
Ratio: 11:1
Student-Counselor
Ratio: 333:1
Certified Teachers: 100%
200 West Church Street
Columbia, AL 36319
Columbia, AL 36319
(334) 696-2221
Additional GreatSchools Ratings
5/10
4/10
NA
Academic Progress3/10
6/10
Read what parents are saying about Houston Co High School
In the last three years I’ve seen vast improvements happening within the walls of Houston County. A new principal has been brought in and he’s trying to change the way people see the school and its students. Many new teachers grace the hallways and classrooms. The counselor works tirelessly to help
Posted by a parent on 1/18/2025Children/students need a daily dose of vitamin e - ENCOURAGEMENT! You won't find that at HCHS. The administrative staff fail terribly! Students are told "they will never be successful; you're stupid; you'll never amount to anything". The school has become a dumping ground for those teachers and admi
Posted by a community member on 1/14/2016HCHS has a small attendance of students, many of which you might consider are of a disadvantage. As such, my student has had their locker broken into, clothing has been stolen, books, binders, pens, pencils... stolen! There are no lockers in the gym and the athletes have to leave their personal belo
Posted by a community member on 9/19/2014I think that all of the people who say this is a great school must work there. I have children at this school, they are picked on, ridiculed, and made fun of by staff at this school, I wish that I could afford to move back home to Florida, schools there are great.
Posted by a parent on 7/10/2011Why is there no PTO (parent, teacher organization)? If such an organization were to exist, maybe more parents would take interest in their children's education and not wait until the child is failing. Although I don't have a problem with tenure in general, I do think that in order to be able to reta
Posted by a parent on 11/23/2010