📍 1518 Edgefield Avenue, Gastonia, Gaston County, 28052
Hunter Huss High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gastonia, Gaston County. The school has 1,120 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gaston County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 37% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 84%. The school offers dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Hunter Huss High enrolls 1,120 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 46.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 24.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Black or African American, 31% Hispanic or Latino and 22% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 461 | 41% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 351 | 31% |
| White | 244 | 22% |
| Two or more races | 56 | 5% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
893 of the school's 1,120 students (80%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 843 qualify for free lunch and 50 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.
Hunter Huss High 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 NC At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 43, state house district 109.
Hunter Huss 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 1,120 students, Hunter Huss 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: City - Small