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Enrollment
432
High
DISTRICT 282 · STATE 761
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GATES COUNTY SCHOOLS·NCES 370168000720
Gates County Senior High
088 Hwy 158 West, Gatesville, NC 27938 · (252) 357-0720 · Gates County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL432 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of North Carolina public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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 North Carolina public high schools
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 19.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
236 students
DISTRICT 55% · STATE 82%
Community
1
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 | 128 | 30% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 22% |
| Grade 11 | 105 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 105 | 24% |
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 grade levels within Gates County Schools. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NC EOG / EOC 2024-25 . % Grade Level Proficient (Level 3+)English Language Arts
49.5%
NC avg 50.9%
Math
29.9%
NC avg 52.2%
What this means: On the NC EOG / EOC, North Carolina's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all North Carolina schools, those numbers are about 51 and 52.
Source: NC EOG / EOC. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NC schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.2%
based on NC schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-24.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for North Carolina 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 Gates County Senior High
Gates County Senior High's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gates County Senior High this school | 432 | 54.6% | 38.2% |
| Southwest High Jacksonville | 803 | 57.3% | 31.9% |
| SILSA Asheville | 332 | 39.2% | 67.4% |
| Havelock High Havelock | 1,014 | 52.5% | 50.1% |
| Northeast Academy of Aerospace & AdvTech Elizabeth City | 760 | 33.7% | N/A |
| Cumberland Polytechnic Fayetteville | 319 | 40.4% | 92.3% |
Matched among North Carolina 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 Gates County Senior High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #323 of 468 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.9% | #284 of 464 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #295 of 448 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 432 | #364 of 598 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.6:1 | #241 of 473 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.2% | #318 of 474 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.6% | #368 of 527 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.6% | #61 of 277 |
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
432
-25 (-5%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 457
Student : Teacher
18.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 432 | 23.2 | 18.6:1 | 55% (236) |
| 2023-24 | 455 | 31.3 | 14.5:1 | 55% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 479 | 32.8 | 14.6:1 | 50% (238) |
| 2020-21 | 457 | 39 | 11.7:1 | 34% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 524 | 38.6 | 13.6:1 | 43% (227) |
| 2015-16 | 519 | 38 | 13.7:1 | 46% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 47 | 12.6:1 | 43% (255) |
| 2000-01 | 622 | 49 | 12.7:1 | 40% (250) |
| 1990-91 | 457 | 36 | 12.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gates County Senior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (524 to 432); teachers down 40% (38.6 to 23.2).
About Gates County Senior High
Gates County Senior High is one of the public schools in Gatesville, North Carolina. It is a small high school. A federal count lists 432 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in North Carolina) has about 761 students.
Gates County Schools enrolls 1,410 students, and its 5 schools include Gates County Senior High.
White students are the majority at Gates County Senior High, with 59% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 33% Black, 6% multiracial, and 2% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 54%, meaning two students picked at random have a 54% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Gates County Senior High counts 23.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 18.6 students for each one. This ratio sits 1.0 below the 19.6:1 average for high schools in North Carolina. About 55% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. For comparison, public schools in Gates County average 55%.
The allk12 Grade for Gates County Senior High is C-. Compared with North Carolina public high schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. Gates County Senior High posts 38.2% against a 62.2% prediction, a bottom-10% result in North Carolina.
Among Gates County residents, the median household income is $66,333, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 11%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Gates County Senior High, Gates County has 4 other public schools.
Central Middle School is the public school closest to Gates County Senior High, about 1.4 miles away. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. Gates County Senior High's average proficiency of 38.2% compares with 54.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Federal data show a 5% enrollment decrease, from 457 in 2020-21 to 432 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.7:1 to 18.6:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Gates County Senior High, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Gates County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,376
Census ACS
Median income
$66,333
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
11%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,410 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Gates County Schools
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 336 students
- Gatesville ElementaryElementary · 252 students
- Buckland ElementaryElementary · 220 students
- T S Cooper ElementaryElementary · 170 students
Other schools in Gatesville
- Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 336 students
- Gatesville ElementaryElementary · 252 students
Nearby schools
- Central Middle School1.4 mi · 336
- Buckland Elementary3.4 mi · 220
- Gatesville Elementary3.6 mi · 252
- T S Cooper Elementary5.6 mi · 170
- CS Brown High - STEM Program13.6 mi · 100
- Chowan Middle15.0 mi · 357
Frequently asked questions
About Gates County Senior HighHow many students attend Gates County Senior High?
Gates County Senior High enrolls approximately 432 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Gates County Senior High serve?
Gates County Senior High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gates County Senior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Gates County Senior High is approximately 18.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Gates County Senior High?
At Gates County Senior High, the student body is approximately 59% White, 2% Hispanic, 33% Black, 6% Two or more.
What district is Gates County Senior High in?
Gates County Senior High is part of Gates County Schools.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.