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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Gainesville High School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
2,077
High
DISTRICT 1,271 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GAINESVILLE CITY·NCES 130231001048
Gainesville High School
830 Century Pl, Gainesville, GA 30501 · (770) 536-4441 · Hall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,077 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
137 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
1,179 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 623 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 512 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 459 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 483 | 23% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · 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
29.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +4.1pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 29 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 4 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 30.5% |
| 2022-23 | 18.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% |
% 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
33.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.0%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% 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 Gainesville High School
Gainesville High School's state test result (33.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gainesville High School this school | 2,077 | 56.8% | 33.6% |
| Dalton High School Dalton | 1,919 | 62.5% | 26.0% |
| Paul Duke STEM High School Norcross | 1,509 | 61.7% | 58.3% |
| West Hall High School Oakwood | 1,274 | 66.4% | 8.8% |
| Norcross High School Norcross | 2,317 | 72.6% | 37.2% |
| Duluth High School Duluth | 2,556 | 61.5% | 42.7% |
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 Gainesville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.6% | #234 of 411 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #270 of 417 ▼ 21 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,077 | #57 of 480 | #1 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #152 of 413 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #166 of 413 | #2 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.8% | #279 of 425 | #7 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.3% | #151 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
2,077
-104 (-5%) vs 2020
+173% since 1990-91, when it was 761
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.7:1
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 | 2,077 | 136.6 | 15.2:1 | 57% (1,179) |
| 2023-24 | 2,356 | 148.3 | 15.9:1 | 57% (1,338) |
| 2022-23 | 2,294 | 129.1 | 17.8:1 | 57% (1,303) |
| 2020-21 | 2,181 | 123 | 17.7:1 | 57% (1,245) |
| 2017-18 | 2,125 | 138.2 | 15.4:1 | 69% (1,467) |
| 2015-16 | 1,962 | 108 | 18.2:1 | 69% (1,355) |
| 2010-11 | 1,465 | 91 | 16.1:1 | 69% (1,004) |
| 2000-01 | 1,060 | 65 | 16.3:1 | 31% (331) |
| 1990-91 | 761 | 59 | 12.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gainesville High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (2,125 to 2,077); teachers down 1% (138.2 to 136.6).
About Gainesville High School
Gainesville High School, located in Gainesville, Georgia, is a high-enrollment high school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 2,077 students in grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 85% above average.
Gainesville High School is part of a district of 10 schools: Gainesville City, with 8,480 students.
Roughly 60% of students at Gainesville High School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 18% Black, 14% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Hall County, the Hispanic share is about 29%. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 136.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.2:1. That matches the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia fairly closely. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Gainesville High School is 57%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Gainesville High School is in the bottom 10% of Georgia schools: 33.6% actual against 48.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Hall County show that the median household income is $80,901, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. There are 49 public schools in Hall County, enrolling about 36,525 students in all.
The school nearest to Gainesville High School is Centennial Arts Academy, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Gainesville High School ranks 2nd of 8 on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Small.
Enrollment is down 5% from 2020-21, when Gainesville High School had 2,181 students, to 2024-25, when it had 2,077. By 2024-25, the school had 15.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.7 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Gainesville High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 Gainesville City
- Gainesville Middle School WestMiddle · 931 students
- Gainesville Middle School EastMiddle · 896 students
- Mundy Mill Arts AcademyElementary · 825 students
- Enota Multiple Intelligences AcademyElementary · 767 students
- Centennial Arts AcademyElementary · 760 students
- Fair Street International AcademyElementary · 651 students
Other schools in Gainesville
- East Forsyth High SchoolHigh · 1,588 students
- Johnson High SchoolHigh · 1,318 students
- East Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,287 students
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
- Chestatee ElementaryElementary · 1,159 students
Other Gainesville High schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Gainesville High. Gainesville High School is the 2nd largest of the 5.
- Gainesville HighGainesville, VA · 2,648 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGH SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 1,825 students
- Gainesville High SchoolGAINESVILLE, TX · 876 students
- GAINESVILLE HIGHGAINESVILLE, MO · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Centennial Arts Academy0.3 mi · 760
- Horizon Academy School0.9 mi · 464
- Gainesville Exploration Academy1.3 mi · 536
- Fair Street International Academy1.7 mi · 651
- Gainesville Middle School West1.9 mi · 931
- Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy2.0 mi · 767
Frequently asked questions
About Gainesville High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Gainesville High School?
Gainesville High School enrolls approximately 2,077 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Gainesville High School serve?
Gainesville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gainesville High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gainesville High School is approximately 15.2:1 (137 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Gainesville High School?
Gainesville High School reports a student body of 14% White, 60% Hispanic, 18% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Gainesville High School?
Gainesville High School is overseen by Gainesville City in Hall County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.