📍 2201 S I 35, Gainesville, Cooke County, 76240
Gainesville H S is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Gainesville, Cooke County. The school has 863 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Glancy. It is part of the Gainesville Isd school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. 22% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Gainesville H S enrolls 863 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 56.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 63% Hispanic or Latino, 24% White and 6.3% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 540 | 63% |
| White | 204 | 24% |
| Black or African American | 54 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 45 | 5.2% |
| Asian | 11 | 1.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 9 | 1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
408 of the school's 863 students (47%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 398 qualify for free lunch and 10 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 H S is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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 TX At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 30, state house district 68.
Gainesville H S is one of 5 schools in GAINESVILLE ISD, based in GAINESVILLE, Texas. The district serves 3,111 students district-wide and employs 192 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 863 students, Gainesville H S is larger than the district average of about 622 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe