Gainesville High School vs Hawthorne Middle/High School

How do these schools compare?

Metric Gainesville High School Hawthorne Middle/High School
Location Gainesville, FL Hawthorne, FL
School Type regular regular
Grade Level high other
Enrollment 1,825 472
Student:Teacher Ratio 29:1 33.7:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 42.4% 69.7%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Funding

Per-pupil expenditure reflects district-level spending. Source: NCES Finance Survey.

Metric Gainesville High School Hawthorne Middle/High School
District Per-Pupil Expenditure $10,805 $10,805
District Alachua Alachua

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group Gainesville High School Hawthorne Middle/High School
White 32.3% 41.1%
African American 32.9% 43.0%
Hispanic or Latino 22.0% 6.1%
Asian 5.1% 0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.0%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 7.5% 9.5%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric Gainesville High School Hawthorne Middle/High School
AP Courses Offered 16 7
Gifted Program Yes Yes
Counselor Ratio 456.3:1 472:1
Chronic Absenteeism 25.8% 65.7%
IDEA Students - -
In-School Suspensions 159 7
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.