Oconee County High School

The only people who think its that great are people have never gone anywhere else. The only thing good about it is that its relatively safe. Small town, small minded people make up the majority of the school.
--Submitted by a student

I am a former student of OCHS, and I was so glad when I was finished there. The school is basically run by the rich kids and thier parents. If one thing is not to the liking of one of these students, their parents will raise cane until they got their way. Even the athletics catered to teh rich kids. As I said before, I am glad to be out.
--Submitted by a student

We have had three kids in the schools over 15 years. The quality of the teachers has been very good, and the administrators work with you to help steer your children to the best teachers. Is it perfect? Well, no school is. But the administration is always willing to work through issues.
--Submitted by a parent

I currently attend OCHS and would have to say that the school is a good enough school academicly. They offer a lot of different AP courses and electives and they have very well qualified teachers. The social part of the school is horrible! There are so many cliques at this school and if you are not rich you are not going to be 'popular'. The clubs are basicly controled by the cliques. The same groups joins the same clubs and they never mix.
--Submitted by a student

Oconee County is a good school academically and I'm glad I am here for the academics. The only problem in Oconee in general, living 14 years here and 3 in other states, I have discovered that a lot of the problems here are with the students. They are crude and go into the typical cliques of high school. Oconee is bad for it because of how expensive it is. Most of the kids are rich and they don't accept others that are not like them. But overall the schools are really great.
--Submitted by a student

Classes are not challenging enough. Despite the school's claim that it's SAT scores are phenomenal, it doesn't take into consideration that Georgia placed last in SAT scores. Basically it's like saying 'We're the Best of the Worst.' Additionally, the only reason SAT scores and school reputation are so high is because the top 5 percent of the school is (for the most part) filled with students with ambitions other than partying every weekend or attending UGA or a two-year college. I took 8 AP courses and graduted in the top 3 percent of my class last year. Oconee didn't prepare me at all for college courses, however, joint enrollment did to an extent (classes are taken at UGA, and are usually easier than AP classes). Additionally, there are 'sororities' and 'frats' that serve no purpose other than a means of getting drunk and providing a laugh for the student body during Rush.
--Submitted by a student

Wow! What a wonderful school. All 3 of my children attend school in Oconee County. Neither my husband or I went to school here. We do not by any means feel that our children are treated any differently. We love it. I have a senior, junior and a 7th grader. The classes are very challenging. I know about the sorority one of my children participated and it was fine. My children take all advanced and AP classes and are doing great. We actually moved here for the school system and could not be happier!
--Submitted by a parent

Awesome school all around!
--Submitted by a parent

I am a Freshman at Duke and I came to Oconee my Junior year. Oconee is not the school that most people say it is. First of all the classes are not challenging, going to Oconee and making a 4.0 does not prepare you for college. I found Duke to be 10 times more difficult than any AP class in Oconee and i took 7. If Oconee is so great why do most graduates not go to prestige schools? why don't people from there not get many scholarships? why does the valedictorian take only 3 APs and lots of electives? why are their SAT's slightly above average? (1800s) It's a school of clones. Everyone dresses and acts alike. Don't be mislead by all the 'hype'. They have higher SATs probably because there are about .03% minorities.not diverse at all.
--Submitted by a former student

I am a recent graduate of Oconee (Class of 2006) and I have to say it has it positives and its negatives. Having just started college at Samford University, I feel very prepared for my coursework and courseload. Mr. Roger Bailey was an amazing teacher. There are all kinds of things to get involved it. The only negative is that it is somewhat cliquish. I wouldn't necessarily say it is based on your parents being natives of Oconee or anything like some of the other reviews but it is high school. Overall, I would recommend this school to any parent!
--Submitted by Ashley, a student