Gordon Lee High School

Gordon Lee High School operates as a micro-enrollment high school in Chickamauga, Georgia, one of the schools within Chickamauga City. Current enrollment sits at 410 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 63% below the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Within Chickamauga City, which oversees 3 schools and 1,258 students, Gordon Lee High School is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, Gordon Lee High School lists that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder reads as 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, Gordon Lee High School reports 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Gordon Lee High School tighter than the state norm the norm. About 25% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Walker County's rate of about 85%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Gordon Lee High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.5%; this one delivers 61.3%.

In the broader community, Walker County reports that median household income runs about $59,469, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. In all, Walker County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 9,637 students), of which Gordon Lee High School is one.

The closest other public school is Gordon Lee Middle School, roughly 0.1 miles away. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gordon Lee High School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 42.4%.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 436 students in 2018 compared to 410 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 14.2:1 today.

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