📍 1744 Lane Road, Mount Holly, Gaston County, 28120
East Gaston High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Mount Holly, Gaston County. The school has 883 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1. 60% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 89%. The school offers a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Gaston High enrolls 883 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 48.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 69% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 12% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 607 | 69% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 124 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 108 | 12% |
| Two or more races | 40 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
426 of the school's 883 students (48%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 384 qualify for free lunch and 42 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.
East Gaston High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 108.
East Gaston High is one of 56 schools in Gaston County Schools, based in Gastonia, North Carolina. The district serves 30,995 students district-wide and employs 1,828 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 883 students, East Gaston High is larger than the district average of about 553 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize