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Enrollment
2,481
High
DISTRICT 2,162 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255001127
Dacula High School
123 Broad St, Dacula, GA 30019 · (770) 963-6664 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,481 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Georgia public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Georgia public high schools
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
145 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
1,381 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 660 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 668 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 566 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 587 | 24% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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 published attendance-zone data from Gwinnett County. Zones change; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
54.2%
GA avg 44.6% . +8.2pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 54 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 8 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.2% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% |
| 2022-23 | 35.2% |
| 2021-22 | 46.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
45.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% typical for Georgia schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Georgia's top nor bottom 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 Dacula High School
Dacula High School's state test result (45.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dacula High School this school | 2,481 | 55.7% | 45.4% |
| Campbell High School Smyrna | 3,085 | 52.1% | 50.8% |
| Archer High School Lawrenceville | 3,058 | 52.5% | 51.7% |
| North Cobb High School Kennesaw | 2,463 | 49.9% | 53.5% |
| Grayson High School Loganville | 3,627 | 51.6% | 55.1% |
| North Springs High School Atlanta | 1,195 | 53.7% | 49.8% |
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 Dacula High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #155 of 411 | #16 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #98 of 417 ▲ 98 | #10 of 26 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,481 | #30 of 480 | #14 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.1:1 | #289 of 413 | #16 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.5% | #63 of 413 | #14 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #285 of 425 | #15 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.0% | #57 of 226 | #5 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
2,481
+132 (+6%) vs 2020
+391% since 1990-91, when it was 505
Student : Teacher
17.1:1
was 20.4:1
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 | 2,481 | 145.2 | 17.1:1 | 56% (1,381) |
| 2023-24 | 2,534 | 141.8 | 17.9:1 | 61% (1,541) |
| 2022-23 | 2,498 | 143.3 | 17.4:1 | 51% (1,271) |
| 2020-21 | 2,349 | 115 | 20.4:1 | 38% (889) |
| 2017-18 | 2,121 | 110.3 | 19.2:1 | 45% (954) |
| 2015-16 | 2,075 | 105 | 19.8:1 | 44% (907) |
| 2010-11 | 1,946 | 108 | 18.0:1 | 39% (764) |
| 2000-01 | 2,035 | 117 | 17.4:1 | 8% (155) |
| 1990-91 | 505 | 29 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dacula High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (2,121 to 2,481); teachers up 32% (110.3 to 145.2).
About Dacula High School
Dacula, Georgia, is home to Dacula High School, a large high school. The school serves grades 9 through 12. Enrollment is 2,481 students. High schools in Georgia have about 1,120 students on average; enrollment here is 122% higher.
Gwinnett County includes 141 schools. Together they enroll 182,518 students.
Black students make up 48% of enrollment at Dacula High School, the largest share of any group. The next largest groups are 27% Hispanic, 15% White, 4% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In Gwinnett County overall, about 28% of residents are Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 66, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 145.2 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.1:1. High schools in Georgia average 15.2:1, 1.9 fewer students per teacher than here. Dacula High School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 56%.
Among Georgia public high schools, Dacula High School outscored 58%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Dacula High School is -3.2 points: 45.4% actual, 48.6% predicted.
Census data for Gwinnett County show median household income comes to about $87,890, about 39% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 150 public schools in the county, enrolling about 196,924, Dacula High School among them.
Dacula High School's nearest public school is Dacula Middle School (about 0.4 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Dacula High School places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 2,481, up from 2,349 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 20.4 in 2020-21 to 17.1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about Dacula High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 Gwinnett County
- Brookwood High SchoolHigh · 3,803 students
- Grayson High SchoolHigh · 3,627 students
- Parkview High SchoolHigh · 3,216 students
- Peachtree Ridge High SchoolHigh · 3,155 students
- Archer High SchoolHigh · 3,058 students
- North Gwinnett High SchoolHigh · 3,033 students
Other schools in Dacula
- Dacula Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,866 students
- Alcova Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,467 students
- Harbins Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,320 students
- Dacula Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,159 students
- Dyer Elementary SchoolElementary · 944 students
- Puckett's Mill Elementary SchoolElementary · 794 students
Nearby schools
- Dacula Middle School0.4 mi · 1,866
- Dacula Elementary School0.6 mi · 1,159
- Alcova Elementary School1.6 mi · 1,467
- Dyer Elementary School2.1 mi · 944
- Freeman's Mill Elementary School3.5 mi · 1,011
- Mulberry Elementary School3.5 mi · 763
Frequently asked questions
About Dacula High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Dacula High School?
Dacula High School enrolls approximately 2,481 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Dacula High School serve?
Dacula High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Dacula High School?
Approximately 17.1:1 students per teacher at Dacula High School.
How diverse is Dacula High School?
Dacula High School reports a student body of 15% White, 27% Hispanic, 48% Black, 4% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Dacula High School public or private?
Dacula High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.