📍 088 Hwy 158 West, Gatesville, Gates County, 27938
Gates County Senior High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gatesville, Gates County. The school has 479 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Gates County Schools school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 52% of students are proficient in reading. 32% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 3 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Gates County Senior High enrolls 479 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 32.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 58% White, 32% Black or African American and 6.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 280 | 58% |
| Black or African American | 152 | 32% |
| Two or more races | 29 | 6.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
238 of the school's 479 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 213 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Gates County Senior High is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-10, state senate district 1, state house district 5.
Gates County Senior High is one of 5 schools in Gates County Schools, based in Gatesville, North Carolina. The district serves 1,410 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 479 students, Gates County Senior High is larger than the district average of about 282 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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