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Gainesville High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
1900 Nw 13 Th St
Gainesville, FL 32609
Phone
(352) 955-6707
District
ALACHUA
County
ALACHUA COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
Yes
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1873
Classroom Teachers
64

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Florida

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.9% of all FL schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 64.8% of all U.S. schools.


Gainesville High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 9

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
43%
46%
48%
41%
38%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
56%
50%
44%
50%
67%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
29
20
18
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 503 26.9%
Grade 10 497 26.5%
Grade 11 447 23.9%
Grade 12 426 22.7%
Total 1873 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 39.9% 43.4% 37.2%
Black 34.8% 36.5% 21.8%
Hispanic 19.3% 14.3% 37.6%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.9% 5.5% 3.0%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3% 0.4%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 46.7% 52.6% 52.2%
Free lunch eligible 42.4% 48.6% 48.4%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.3% 4.0% 3.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 279,729 22,244,823
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 319.5 409
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 4.8% 5.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.0% 16.9%
20-44 YEARS OLD 41.7% 31.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 19.8% 26.1%
65 OR OLDER 14.7% 20.9%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 108,597 8,353,441
Single Parent Households With Children 6.0% 8.0%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.6% 89.3%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 46.7% 32.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.3% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 13.6% 16.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.9% 13.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 17.6%
$30,000 - $49,999 16.5% 16.2%
$15,000 - $29,999 13.2% 11.8%
$15,000 or less 14.9% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $5,736 $166,151,000 40.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $657 $19,039,000 4.6%
Staff $882 $25,548,000 6.2%
General Administration $147 $4,250,000 1.0%
School Administration $618 $17,891,000 4.3%
Operation $1,275 $36,916,000 8.9%
Transportation $394 $11,415,000 2.8%
Other $250 $7,236,000 1.7%
Total Support $4,222 $122,295,000 29.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,369 $126,534,000 30.5%
Total Expenditures $14,327 $414,980,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $6,069 $17,407,883,000 52.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $527 $1,512,050,000 4.5%
Staff $633 $1,814,776,000 5.4%
General Administration $105 $300,687,000 0.9%
School Administration $536 $1,538,939,000 4.6%
Operation $1,086 $3,114,724,000 9.3%
Transportation $337 $967,831,000 2.9%
Other $284 $815,478,000 2.4%
Total Support $3,509 $10,064,485,000 30.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,051 $5,882,029,000 17.6%
Total Expenditures $11,628 $33,354,397,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%