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Enrollment
1,245
High
DISTRICT 999 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261002569
Chestatee High School
3005 Sardis Rd, Gainesville, GA 30506 · (770) 532-1162 · Hall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,245 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
63%
779 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 74%
Community
5
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 | 345 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 335 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 283 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 282 | 23% |
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
12.7%
GA avg 44.6% . -2.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 13 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores are down about 2 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 12.7% |
| 2023-24 | 16.9% |
| 2022-23 | 9.6% |
| 2021-22 | 15.1% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
14.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-30.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 14% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 45% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Chestatee High School
Chestatee High School's state test result (14.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chestatee High School this school | 1,245 | 62.6% | 14.5% |
| West Hall High School Oakwood | 1,274 | 66.4% | 8.8% |
| Cedartown High School Cedartown | 1,448 | 63.5% | 48.0% |
| East Hall High School Gainesville | 1,287 | 72.0% | 21.9% |
| Gainesville High School Gainesville | 2,077 | 56.8% | 33.6% |
| Dalton High School Dalton | 1,919 | 62.5% | 26.0% |
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 Chestatee High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #373 of 411 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 12.7% | #372 of 417 ▼ 29 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,245 | #196 of 480 | #6 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #149 of 413 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.7% | #232 of 413 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 62.6% | #254 of 425 | #6 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.7% | #80 of 168 | N/A |
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
1,245
-16 (-1%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 1,135
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.8:1
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 | 1,245 | 82 | 15.2:1 | 63% (779) |
| 2023-24 | 1,216 | 80.7 | 15.1:1 | 68% (821) |
| 2022-23 | 1,244 | 79 | 15.8:1 | 48% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 1,261 | 75 | 16.8:1 | 39% (498) |
| 2017-18 | 1,378 | 72.5 | 19.0:1 | 51% (702) |
| 2015-16 | 1,289 | 71 | 18.1:1 | 52% (670) |
| 2010-11 | 1,135 | 71 | 16.0:1 | 52% (586) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chestatee High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (1,378 to 1,245); teachers up 13% (72.5 to 82).
About Chestatee High School
Chestatee High School is a public high school run by Hall County in Gainesville, Georgia. Its 1,245 students are spread across grades 9 through 12.
District-wide, Hall County has 38 schools and 28,028 students.
At Chestatee High School, Hispanic students make up 56% of the student body. It is also 39% White and 2% Black. For comparison, the population of Hall County is roughly 29% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 53% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 82 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. That matches the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia fairly closely. Eligible students account for 63% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 64% average for public schools in Hall County.
In Georgia, Chestatee High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 14.5% compared with a predicted 45.0%.
Hall County has about 212,705 residents, and the median household income is $80,901, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. In all, Hall County has 49 public schools and roughly 36,525 students.
The shortest distance from Chestatee High School to another public school is about 0.4 miles, to Sardis Elementary School. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Chestatee High School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 1,261 to 1,245, a small change. Students per teacher fell from 16.8 in 2020-21 to 15.2 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Hall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
212,705
Census ACS
Median income
$80,901
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
49
36,525 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hall County
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- Flowery Branch HighHigh · 1,304 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- West Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,274 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Other schools in Gainesville
- Gainesville High SchoolHigh · 2,077 students
- East Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
- Chestatee ElementaryElementary · 1,159 students
Nearby schools
- Sardis Elementary School0.4 mi · 556
- Chestatee Middle School0.4 mi · 834
- Lanier Elementary School3.6 mi · 557
- Centennial Arts Academy4.1 mi · 760
- Gainesville High School4.3 mi · 2,077
- Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy4.4 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Chestatee High SchoolHow large is Chestatee High School?
Chestatee High School enrolls approximately 1,245 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Chestatee High School serve?
Chestatee High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Chestatee High School have?
Chestatee High School employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Chestatee High School?
Chestatee High School reports a student body of 39% White, 56% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Chestatee High School?
Chestatee High School is overseen by Hall County in Hall County.
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