Kennesaw Mountain High School

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Kennesaw Mountain High School
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Kennesaw Mountain High School
1898 Kennesaw Due West Road NW

Kennesaw, Georgia
30152

United States
Coordinates 33°59′56″N84°37′26″W / 33.999°N 84.624°W / 33.999; -84.624
Information
School type Public
Established2000;24 years ago (2000)
School district Cobb County School District
PrincipalNathan Stark
Teaching staff109.60 (FTE) (2022‍–‍23) [1]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,809 (2022‍–‍23) [1]
Student to teacher ratio16.51 (2022‍–‍23) [1]
Color(s)
  • Green, Silver, and Black
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Nickname Mustangs
Rival
Website www.cobbk12.org/kennesawmountain

Kennesaw Mountain High School is a public high school located in Kennesaw, Cobb County, Georgia, United States. It was founded in 2000 as a magnet school specializing in science and mathematics, and is one of sixteen high schools in the Cobb County School District.

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History

Students

Kennesaw Mountain High School was founded in 2000. The 323,727-square-foot (30,075.2 m2) high school, built on a 75-acre (300,000 m2) site, was intended to have a capacity of 2,000 students, but due to the rapid population growth in Cobb County, the school quickly became overcrowded. Before the school was built, juniors, as opposed to freshman and sophomores, from Harrison High School (the main output) were given the choice whether to stay at their current school or change to Kennesaw Mountain. Approximately 240 juniors decided to change, which was much more than expected. [2] [ dead link ‍][ failed verification ]

Construction

Construction of the five buildings at the campus began in August 1999 and was completed in 14 months. The design, by Passantino & Bavier, Inc., used steel bowstring joists to allow for an arched roofline and the 140-foot (43 m) clear span required for the gymnasium. Design and construction of the campus is the only Georgia project featured by the Steel Joist Institute. [3] Included in the design, as requested by the school, was a plan so 70% of classrooms would have windows.

Magnet program

The Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain is one of seven magnet schools at the high school level in the Cobb County School District. For the class of 2023, the Academy of Mathematics, Science, & Technology at Kennesaw Mountain had an acceptance rate of 52%, and the class of 2026, of those who were accepted into the Magnet Program had an average 8th grade PSAT 8/9 NPR of 93% for Math (520), and 92% for Evidence Based Reading and Writing (540). [4]

Athletics

The Mustangs are a member of GHSA and participate in Region 7-AAAAAA. The school offers football, softball, cross country, volleyball, basketball, wrestling, swimming and diving, baseball, golf, marching band, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, and track and field.

Notable alumni

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