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What's something Lanier High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
1,871
High
DISTRICT 2,162 · STATE 1,120
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GWINNETT COUNTY·NCES 130255003998
Lanier High School
918 Buford Hwy, Sugar Hill, GA 30518 · (678) 765-4040 · Gwinnett County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,871 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
113 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
45%
842 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 477 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 517 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 464 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 413 | 22% |
Student demographics
74%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
40.3%
GA avg 44.6% . +1.4pp since 2021
What this means: On the Georgia Milestones, Georgia's statewide test, about 40 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 1 points since 2021.
Georgia Milestones results by year
| School year | Math |
|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 50.7% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 38.9% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.1%
based on GA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 →
Where Lanier High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Georgia | In Gwinnett County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #140 of 411 | #14 of 26 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #187 of 417 | #16 of 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,871 | #91 of 480 | #21 of 29 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #255 of 413 | #11 of 28 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.5% | #7 of 413 | #5 of 28 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.0% | #331 of 425 | #22 of 28 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.6% | #204 of 226 | #12 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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,871
-85 (-4%) vs 2020
+116% since 2010-11, when it was 865
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 1,871 | 112.9 | 16.6:1 | 45% (842) |
| 2023-24 | 1,861 | 115.8 | 16.1:1 | 46% (852) |
| 2022-23 | 1,853 | 117.4 | 15.8:1 | 37% (690) |
| 2020-21 | 1,956 | 111 | 17.6:1 | 36% (712) |
| 2017-18 | 1,842 | 100.4 | 18.4:1 | 36% (670) |
| 2015-16 | 1,800 | 98 | 18.4:1 | 35% (633) |
| 2010-11 | 865 | 47 | 18.4:1 | 48% (417) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lanier High School.
About Lanier High School
Lanier High School is the name of a large high school in Sugar Hill, Georgia. Enrollment is 1,871 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 1,120-student average for high schools in Georgia, enrollment here is 67% higher.
Lanier High School falls under Gwinnett County, which has 141 schools enrolling 182,518 students.
At Lanier High School, the largest share of students is White, at 33%. It is also 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Asian, and 5% multiracial. For comparison, Gwinnett County is about 33% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 74% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 112.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 16.6:1. That is higher than the 15.2:1 average for high schools in Georgia. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 45%. The gap from the 60% average for public schools in Gwinnett County is 15 points.
Test results at Lanier High School are 6.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.3% actual, 54.1% predicted).
County data help place the school in context: in Gwinnett County, the median household income is $87,890, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 39%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. In all, Gwinnett County has 150 public schools and roughly 196,924 students.
Sugar Hill Elementary School is the public school closest to Lanier High School, about 1.1 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Lanier High School ranks 7th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 47.3% against a local average of 68.0%.
Lanier High School falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 1,871, a 4% decrease from 1,956 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher fell from 17.6 to 16.6 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 Sugar Hill
- North Gwinnett Middle SchoolMiddle · 2,360 students
- Lanier Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,369 students
- Sugar Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 1,156 students
- Sycamore Elementary SchoolElementary · 751 students
- White Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · 722 students
Nearby schools
- Sugar Hill Elementary School1.1 mi · 1,156
- Roberts Elementary School1.4 mi · 946
- North Gwinnett Middle School1.7 mi · 2,360
- North Gwinnett High School2.3 mi · 3,033
- Level Creek Elementary School2.5 mi · 1,051
- Sycamore Elementary School2.8 mi · 751
Frequently asked questions
About Lanier High SchoolHow large is Lanier High School?
Lanier High School enrolls approximately 1,871 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Lanier High School serve?
Lanier High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lanier High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lanier High School is approximately 16.6:1 (113 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lanier High School?
At Lanier High School, the student body is approximately 33% White, 30% Hispanic, 21% Black, 11% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Lanier High School?
Lanier High School is overseen by Gwinnett County in Gwinnett County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.