Students in Shelby County high schools are to be classified as follows:
Less than five (5) credits
9th grade
Earned five (5) credits and passed English 9
10th grade
Earned ten (10) credits and passed English 10
11th grade
Earned 14 credits* and passed English 11
12th grade
*A student who has earned fewer than fourteen (14) credits
but is enrolled in enough credits to meet graduation requirements by the date
of graduation shall be classified as 12th grade if the student has also passed
English 9, 10 and 11.