📍 918 Buford Hwy, Sugar Hill, Gwinnett County, 30518
Lanier High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Sugar Hill, Gwinnett County. The school has 1,853 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gwinnett County school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 117.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 35% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 95%. The school offers 37 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Lanier High School enrolls 1,853 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 117.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 28% Hispanic or Latino and 20% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 698 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 524 | 28% |
| Black or African American | 377 | 20% |
| Asian | 165 | 8.9% |
| Two or more races | 82 | 4.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
690 of the school's 1,853 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 493 qualify for free lunch and 197 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.
Lanier High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district GA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 45, state house district 97.
Lanier High School is one of 140 schools in Gwinnett County, based in Lawrenceville, Georgia. The district serves 182,518 students district-wide and employs 12,254 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 1,853 students, Lanier High School is larger than the district average of about 1,304 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large