📍 1900 Nw 13th St, Gainesville, Alachua County, 32609
Gainesville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gainesville, Alachua County. The school has 1,873 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Elizabeth Leclear. It is part of the Alachua school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 29.5:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 48% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 96%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gainesville High School enrolls 1,873 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 63.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 29.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 32% Black or African American and 18% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 693 | 37% |
| Black or African American | 605 | 32% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 335 | 18% |
| Two or more races | 134 | 7.2% |
| Asian | 103 | 5.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
874 of the school's 1,873 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 794 qualify for free lunch and 80 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gainesville High School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). 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 FL-30, state senate district 8, state house district 20.
Gainesville High School is one of 64 schools in ALACHUA, based in GAINESVILLE, Florida. The district serves 28,204 students district-wide and employs 1,460 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,873 students, Gainesville High School is larger than the district average of about 441 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Midsize
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