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How has Gallatin Senior High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
1,644
High
DISTRICT 843 · STATE 754
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SUMNER COUNTY·NCES 470402001659
Gallatin Senior High School
700 Dan P. Herron DR, Gallatin, TN 37066 · (615) 452-2621 · Sumner County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,644 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 47% of Tennessee public high schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ·Beats expectations Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
- ·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 Tennessee public high schools
Student : Teacher
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Teacher data unavailable
STATE 21.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
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Title I proxy
STATE -0%
Community
1
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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 | 393 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 426 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 381 | 23% |
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 61% · 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
Test scores
TCAP 2024-25 . % On Track or MasteredEnglish Language Arts
41.2%
TN avg 40.9% . -28.8pp since 2022
Math
28.0%
TN avg 39.3% . +3.3pp since 2022
What this means: On the TCAP, Tennessee's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Tennessee schools, those numbers are about 41 and 39. Reading and writing scores are down about 29 points since 2022, while math scores are up about 3 points.
TCAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.2% | 28.0% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 27.0% |
| 2022-23 | 70.0% | 24.7% |
% On Track or Mastered, all students and all tested grades.
Source: TCAP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
Where Gallatin Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Tennessee | In Sumner County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #167 of 339 ▼ 1 | #8 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.2% | #183 of 337 ▲ 20 | #8 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,644 | #37 of 381 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #26 of 332 | #1 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #88 of 110 | 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
1,644
-116 (-7%) vs 2020
+7% since 1990-91, when it was 1,538
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 | 1,644 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 1,677 | 110.5 | 15.2:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 1,659 | 108 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 1,760 | 108 | 16.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 1,595 | 100 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
| 2015-16 | 1,529 | 97 | 15.8:1 | 53% (813) |
| 2010-11 | 1,374 | 95 | 14.5:1 | 46% (630) |
| 2000-01 | 1,635 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1990-91 | 1,538 | 88 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Gallatin Senior High School.
About Gallatin Senior High School
Gallatin Senior High School is a high school in Gallatin, Tennessee, reachable at (615) 452-2621. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 1,644 students enrolled. It has 118% more students than the average for high schools in Tennessee (about 754).
Gallatin Senior High School is in Sumner County, a district with 30,719 students across 53 schools.
The largest racial or ethnic group at Gallatin Senior High School is White, with 48% of students. Other groups make up 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, and 4% multiracial. Sumner County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Gallatin Senior High School scores 66%.
Gallatin Senior High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 47% of Tennessee public high schools.
Census data for Sumner County show median household income comes to about $90,301, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 53 public schools and about 30,719 students.
Rucker Stewart Middle is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment fell by 116 students, from 1,760 to 1,644.
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Sumner County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
204,424
Census ACS
Median income
$90,301
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
30,719 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sumner County
- Beech Sr High SchoolHigh · 1,477 students
- Hendersonville High SchoolHigh · 1,410 students
- Portland High SchoolHigh · 1,151 students
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
Other schools in Gallatin
- Station Camp High SchoolHigh · 1,137 students
- Liberty Creek High SchoolHigh · 993 students
- Station Camp ElementaryElementary · 974 students
- Station Camp Middle SchoolMiddle · 904 students
- Liberty Creek ElementaryElementary · 735 students
- Vena Stuart ElementaryElementary · 710 students
Nearby schools
- Rucker Stewart Middle0.3 mi · 585
- Howard Elementary0.6 mi · 591
- Guild Elementary1.2 mi · 556
- Union Elementary School1.5 mi · 620
- R T Fisher Alternative1.7 mi · 127
- Patricia Brown Virtual Academy2.0 mi · 48
Frequently asked questions
About Gallatin Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Gallatin Senior High School?
Gallatin Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,644 students in grades 09-12.
Is Gallatin Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Gallatin Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How diverse is Gallatin Senior High School?
Gallatin Senior High School reports a student body of 48% White, 24% Hispanic, 23% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Gallatin Senior High School in?
Gallatin Senior High School is part of Sumner County.
What city is Gallatin Senior High School in?
Gallatin Senior High School is located in Gallatin, TN.
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