Norcross High School

Norcross High School is a 9-12 campus of roomy scale in Norcross, Georgia, operated by Gwinnett County, hosting 2,317 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 1,120 students per school, that is 107% bigger than typical.

Within Gwinnett County, which oversees 141 schools and 182,518 students, Norcross High School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Norcross High School lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%; the rest breaks down as 23% Black, 13% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Norcross High School has 164 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 15.2:1, putting Norcross High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 73% of students at Norcross High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Gwinnett County runs at roughly 60%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Norcross High School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.8%, the actual is 37.2%, a residual of -2.6 points.

In the area at large, Gwinnett County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,890 per year, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Norcross High School is one of 150 public schools in Gwinnett County (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students).

Nearest neighbor: Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Norcross High School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 35.3%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 39%: 3,817 students in 2018 compared to 2,317 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 48% to 57% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Norcross High School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.