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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Buford High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
1,966
High
DISTRICT 1,201 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BUFORD CITY·NCES 130060000274
Buford High School
2455 Buford Hwy, Buford, GA 30518 · (770) 945-6768 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,966 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
115 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
687 students
DISTRICT 36% · STATE 74%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 527 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 534 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 474 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 431 | 22% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 71% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Buford City. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
77.8%
GA avg 44.6% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are up about 6 points since 2023.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.1% |
% Proficient or Distinguished, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Georgia Milestones. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
79.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.3%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 20 points, placing it in Georgia's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Buford High School
Buford High School's state test result (79.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buford High School this school | 1,966 | 34.9% | 79.2% |
| Forsyth Central High School Cumming | 2,457 | 40.0% | 44.5% |
| Dunwoody High School Dunwoody | 2,012 | 36.3% | 45.2% |
| Etowah High School Woodstock | 2,393 | 34.3% | 54.5% |
| Chamblee High School Chamblee | 1,867 | 43.5% | 59.0% |
| Lanier High School Sugar Hill | 1,871 | 45.0% | 47.3% |
Matched among Georgia high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Buford High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.2% | #14 of 411 | #2 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #14 of 417 ▲ 14 | #2 of 26 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,966 | #72 of 480 | #20 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #292 of 413 | #17 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.0% | #25 of 413 | #10 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.9% | #371 of 425 | #26 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +37.9% | #14 of 226 | #2 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,966
+284 (+17%) vs 2020
+356% since 1990-91, when it was 431
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 17.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,966 | 114.9 | 17.1:1 | 35% (687) |
| 2023-24 | 1,923 | 110.2 | 17.4:1 | 32% (624) |
| 2022-23 | 1,846 | 106.2 | 17.4:1 | 30% (552) |
| 2020-21 | 1,682 | 94 | 17.9:1 | 29% (487) |
| 2017-18 | 1,426 | 80.7 | 17.7:1 | 33% (476) |
| 2015-16 | 1,299 | 70 | 18.6:1 | 34% (444) |
| 2010-11 | 908 | 54 | 16.8:1 | 40% (360) |
| 2000-01 | 553 | 36 | 15.4:1 | 22% (122) |
| 1990-91 | 431 | 35 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Buford High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 38% (1,426 to 1,966); teachers up 42% (80.7 to 114.9).
About Buford High School
Buford High School is a public high-enrollment high school in Buford, Georgia. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 1,966 students. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average about 1,120 students.
Buford City has a total of 5 schools and 6,007 students, Buford High School among them.
Buford High School has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. Other students are 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% multiracial. By comparison, Gwinnett County residents are about 33% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 70% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 17.1:1 comes from the school's 114.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 2.0 students per teacher above the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 35% in 2024-25. That is 25 points below the 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Buford High School beats its 59.3% prediction with 79.2%, a top-10% result in Georgia.
According to the American Community Survey, in Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Buford High School is one of 150 public schools in the county.
The nearest other public school, Buford Senior Academy, is about 0.7 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, Buford High School ranks 1st in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Federal data place Buford High School in the Suburb: Large locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is up 17% from 2020-21, when Buford High School had 1,682 students, to 2024-25, when it had 1,966.
The Buford High School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Gwinnett County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
979,864
Census ACS
Median income
$87,890
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
39%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
150
196,924 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Buford City
- Buford Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,426 students
- Buford Senior AcademyElementary · 1,368 students
- Buford AcademyElementary · 816 students
- Buford Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Buford
- Seckinger High SchoolHigh · 2,318 students
- Jones Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,758 students
- Twin Rivers Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,669 students
- Ivy Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,507 students
- Buford Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,426 students
- Buford Senior AcademyElementary · 1,368 students
Other Buford High schools
One other US public school is named Buford High. Buford High School is the largest of the 2.
- Buford HighLancaster, SC · 532 students
Nearby schools
- Buford Senior Academy0.7 mi · 1,368
- Buford Academy0.8 mi · 816
- Buford Middle School1.0 mi · 1,426
- Buford Elementary School1.2 mi · 431
- Harmony Elementary School1.6 mi · 614
- Patrick Elementary School2.7 mi · 999
Frequently asked questions
About Buford High SchoolHow large is Buford High School?
Buford High School enrolls approximately 1,966 students in grades 09-12.
Is Buford High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Buford High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Buford High School have?
Buford High School employs 115 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Buford High School?
At Buford High School, the student body is approximately 44% White, 28% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Buford High School public or private?
Buford High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Buford City.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.