📍 4550 US Highway 411, Gadsden, Etowah County, 35901
Gaston High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gadsden, Etowah County. The school has 368 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Etowah County school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
Gaston High School enrolls 368 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 19.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 19.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 82% White, 7.1% Black or African American and 6.5% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 303 | 82% |
| Black or African American | 26 | 7.1% |
| Two or more races | 24 | 6.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
276 of the school's 368 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gaston High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district DE-30.
Gaston High School is one of 24 schools in Etowah County, based in Gadsden, Alabama. The district serves 8,739 students district-wide and employs 492 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 368 students, Gaston High School is close to the district average of about 364 students per school.