Phoenix High School

Phoenix High School is an intimate 9-12 campus in Lawrenceville, Georgia, operated by Gwinnett County. The school works with 921 students in grades 9 through 12.

Phoenix High School is one of 141 schools operated by Gwinnett County, a district that instructs 182,518 students overall.

On demographics, Phoenix High School records that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder reads as 26% Black, 9% White, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 25.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 15.2:1 average. An estimated 46% of students are eligible 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 below the surrounding baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Gwinnett County indicate median household earnings sit near $87,890, roughly 39% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Gwinnett County's 150 public schools (combined enrollment of about 196,924 students), Phoenix High School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: International Transition Center, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Phoenix High School.

The school occupies a residential site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Phoenix High School has rose 85%, going from 499 students in 2018 to 921 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 35% to 26% across the same window. Class-load math has grew: from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 25.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.