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Parents and families are invited to attend the Let's Talk forum, on Monday, September 29, 2025, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Grovetown Middle School. Here, parents and families can learn about prevention and warning signs for some of the dangers facing students today, like vaping, drugs, gangs, and bullying. Student safety is a shared responsibility, and it starts with all of us!

Congratulations to the Top Five Finalists for Columbia County School District Teacher of the Year! These outstanding educators exemplify what it means to inspire, lead, and uplift our students and school communities.

The Columbia County School District is seeking Education Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing. Join our team of passionate educators who INSPIRE our students each day. Click here to apply!

We continue the Inspire campaign for the 2025-2026 school year with a focus on Teachers - Inspiring the future. Columbia County educators aren’t just teachers…they are the heart of this school district and the heart of Columbia County School District’s Inspire campaign. Every day, they inspire learning and a better future for our students. Just as we celebrate our students for the great work they do, it is important that we recognize and celebrate the work of our teachers as they engage, enrich, and inspire our students!

The official Back-to-School Magazine of the Columbia County School District.

Registration is now open for students, new and existing, for the 2025-2026 school year. All students are required to complete the annual online registration before the first day of school on Monday, August 4, 2025.

Governor Brian Kemp has officially signed House Bill 783, a powerful new measure championed by the Columbia County Board of Education during this year’s legislative session. This bill raises the homestead exemption from $2,000 to an impressive $10,000 for eligible homeowners, offering meaningful financial relief and reinforcing the Board’s commitment to both educational excellence and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

In alignment with Georgia state law, the Columbia County Board of Education approved an estimated rollback millage rate of 16.234 mills during its regular session meeting held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. This decision marks the fifth consecutive year the Board has reduced the millage rate, bringing it to its lowest level in 35 years.

Both the School Climate Star Rating and the Financial Efficiency Star Ratings were recently released by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. All schools in the Columbia County School District earned a four or five star School Climate Rating, and the district’s Financial Efficiency Star Rating was 4.5 out of 5 stars for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Columbia County School District (CCSD) continues to see success with more than 93% of high school students from the Class of 2024 earning their high school diplomas which is a 1.3% increase from 2023.

Parents and families are invited to attend the Let's Talk forum, on Monday, September 29, 2025, from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at Grovetown Middle School. Here, parents and families can learn about prevention and warning signs for some of the dangers facing students today, like vaping, drugs, gangs, and bullying. Student safety is a shared responsibility, and it starts with all of us!

Congratulations to the Top Five Finalists for Columbia County School District Teacher of the Year! These outstanding educators exemplify what it means to inspire, lead, and uplift our students and school communities.

The Columbia County School District is seeking Education Interpreters for the deaf and hard of hearing. Join our team of passionate educators who INSPIRE our students each day. Click here to apply!

We continue the Inspire campaign for the 2025-2026 school year with a focus on Teachers - Inspiring the future. Columbia County educators aren’t just teachers…they are the heart of this school district and the heart of Columbia County School District’s Inspire campaign. Every day, they inspire learning and a better future for our students. Just as we celebrate our students for the great work they do, it is important that we recognize and celebrate the work of our teachers as they engage, enrich, and inspire our students!

The official Back-to-School Magazine of the Columbia County School District.

Registration is now open for students, new and existing, for the 2025-2026 school year. All students are required to complete the annual online registration before the first day of school on Monday, August 4, 2025.

Governor Brian Kemp has officially signed House Bill 783, a powerful new measure championed by the Columbia County Board of Education during this year’s legislative session. This bill raises the homestead exemption from $2,000 to an impressive $10,000 for eligible homeowners, offering meaningful financial relief and reinforcing the Board’s commitment to both educational excellence and responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

In alignment with Georgia state law, the Columbia County Board of Education approved an estimated rollback millage rate of 16.234 mills during its regular session meeting held on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. This decision marks the fifth consecutive year the Board has reduced the millage rate, bringing it to its lowest level in 35 years.

Both the School Climate Star Rating and the Financial Efficiency Star Ratings were recently released by the Georgia Department of Education and the Governor’s Office of Student Achievement. All schools in the Columbia County School District earned a four or five star School Climate Rating, and the district’s Financial Efficiency Star Rating was 4.5 out of 5 stars for the 2023-2024 school year.

The Columbia County School District (CCSD) continues to see success with more than 93% of high school students from the Class of 2024 earning their high school diplomas which is a 1.3% increase from 2023.