📍 830 Century Pl, Gainesville, Hall County, 30501
Gainesville High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gainesville, Hall County. The school has 2,294 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gainesville City school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 129.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 14% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 86%. The school offers 16 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 2,294 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 129.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 64% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Black or African American and 14% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 1,459 | 64% |
| Black or African American | 372 | 16% |
| White | 313 | 14% |
| Asian | 88 | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 58 | 2.5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
1,303 of the school's 2,294 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 1,066 qualify for free lunch and 237 for a reduced price. 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, Small). 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 GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 49, state house district 29.
Gainesville High School is one of 9 schools in Gainesville City, based in Gainesville, Georgia. The district serves 8,480 students district-wide and employs 509 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 2,294 students, Gainesville High School is larger than the district average of about 942 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Small
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