Enrollment
169
High
DISTRICT 999 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HALL COUNTY·NCES 130261003403
Lanier College and Career Academy
2723 Tumbling Creek Rd, Gainesville, GA 30504 · (770) 531-2330 · Hall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 0% of Georgia public high schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
6.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
114 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 74%
Community
0
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 | 6 | 4% |
| Grade 10 | 63 | 37% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 51% |
Student demographics
55%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
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Georgia Milestones 2024-25 . % Proficient or DistinguishedMath
0.0%
GA avg 44.6% . +0.0pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 0 of every 100 students at this school do math at grade level. The Georgia average is about 45 of 100. Math scores have held steady since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 0.0% |
| 2023-24 | 8.3% |
| 2022-23 | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 0.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of GA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
3.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-38.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 4% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% 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 Lanier College and Career Academy
Lanier College and Career Academy's state test result (3.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lanier College and Career Academy this school | 169 | 67.5% | 3.8% |
| Echols County High School Statenville | 244 | 71.7% | 51.0% |
| Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West Norcross | 227 | 79.3% | 7.6% |
| Atkinson County High School Pearson | 447 | 80.3% | 57.7% |
| The Dalton Academy Dalton | 469 | 58.4% | 20.6% |
| Horizon Academy School Gainesville | 464 | 84.1% | N/A |
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 Lanier College and Career Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Hall County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 3.8% | #404 of 411 | #9 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 0.0% | #415 of 417 ▼ 39 | #9 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #419 of 480 | #10 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.5% | #238 of 425 | #4 of 10 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.5% | #4 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
169
-36 (-18%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 325
Student : Teacher
6.9:1
was 7.9:1
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 | 169 | 24.6 | 6.9:1 | 67% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 171 | 25.8 | 6.6:1 | 77% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 161 | 15.2 | 10.6:1 | 59% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 205 | 26 | 7.9:1 | 45% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 284 | 22.4 | 12.7:1 | 60% (169) |
| 2015-16 | 352 | 24 | 14.7:1 | 69% (242) |
| 2010-11 | 325 | 16 | 20.3:1 | 61% (199) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lanier College and Career Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 40% (284 to 169); teachers up 10% (22.4 to 24.6).
About Lanier College and Career Academy
Lanier College and Career Academy is a small high school serving families in Gainesville, Georgia. Enrollment is 169 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Georgia is about 1,120 students, so this school is 85% smaller than average.
The 38 schools in Hall County enroll 28,028 students altogether, Lanier College and Career Academy among them.
At 58%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Lanier College and Career Academy combined. The remaining students are 33% White, 5% Black, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Hall County, the Hispanic share is about 29%. By the diversity index, Lanier College and Career Academy comes in at 55%.
The school reports 24.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 6.9 students per teacher. For comparison, high schools in Georgia average 15.2:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 67% of students. Across public schools in Hall County, the average is about the same, 64%.
Measured against Georgia public high schools, Lanier College and Career Academy receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Lanier College and Career Academy ranks in the bottom 10% in Georgia. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 3.8%, against a prediction of 42.5%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Hall County show that median household income is about $80,901, roughly 27% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 49 public schools in Hall County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,525.
The Foundry is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Lanier College and Career Academy's average proficiency of 3.8% compares with 23.5% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Lanier College and Career Academy had 205 students in 2020-21 and 169 in 2024-25, an 18% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 7.9:1 to 6.9:1.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- Cherokee Bluff High SchoolHigh · 1,202 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
- Chestatee High SchoolHigh · 1,245 students
- North Hall High SchoolHigh · 1,164 students
Nearby schools
- The Foundry0.0 mi · 28
- Johnson High School0.9 mi · 1,318
- World Language Academy Middle School1.1 mi · 256
- South Hall Middle School1.1 mi · 955
- Mundy Mill Arts Academy1.1 mi · 825
- Oakwood Elementary School1.5 mi · 509
Frequently asked questions
About Lanier College and Career AcademyHow large is Lanier College and Career Academy?
Lanier College and Career Academy enrolls approximately 169 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lanier College and Career Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lanier College and Career Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lanier College and Career Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lanier College and Career Academy is approximately 6.9:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lanier College and Career Academy?
At Lanier College and Career Academy, the student body is approximately 33% White, 58% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Lanier College and Career Academy public or private?
Lanier College and Career Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Hall County.
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