Gainesville High

Public high school, pre-kindergarten to grade 12 · Gainesville, Virginia

Gainesville High in Gainesville, Virginia enrolled 2,648 students in 2024-25 with 157.4 full-time teachers, 16.8 students per teacher against the Virginia high-school median of 13.9. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 50-59% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (Virginia: 67.5%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 94% (Virginia: 88.8%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 30% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 24%

2,038 students in 2022-23, 2,435 students in 2023-24, 2,648 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 127.0 to 157.4.

Students enrolled at Gainesville High by school year2022-23: 2,038, 2023-24: 2,435, 2024-25: 2,64801k2k3k2022-232,0382023-242,4352024-252,648
Students enrolled at Gainesville High by school year2022-23: 2,038, 2023-24: 2,435, 2024-25: 2,64801k2k3k2022-232,0382023-242,4352024-252,648
Students enrolled at Gainesville High by school year2022-23: 2,038, 2023-24: 2,435, 2024-25: 2,64801k2k3k2022-232,0382023-242,4352024-252,648
Students enrolled at Gainesville High by school year2022-23: 2,038, 2023-24: 2,435, 2024-25: 2,64801k2k3k2022-232,0382023-242,4352024-252,648
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,038127.016.0
2023-242,435142.017.1
2024-252,648157.416.8

16.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 87 of every 100 Virginia high schools

Among the 324 Virginia high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.9; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Gainesville High 16.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGainesville High 16.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Gainesville High 16.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGainesville High 16.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Gainesville High 16.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGainesville High 16.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Virginia high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 41.2; Gainesville High 16.8; state median 13.9.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherGainesville High 16.8state median 13.9U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

8 AP courses and one counselor per 277 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Gainesville High enrolled 1,387 students and had 5.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses8
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)5.0, one per 277 of the 1,387 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions55
  • Chronically absent17.2% (2022-23)

Who attends

42.1% of students were White, 18.6% Asian, 17.5% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White42.1%
  2. Asian18.6%
  3. Hispanic17.5%
  4. Black14.3%
  5. Two or more races7.1%
  6. American Indian0.2%
  7. Pacific Islander0.2%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2022-23

In 2022-23, the students tested at Gainesville High scored proficient or above: 50-59% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Virginia, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.

Students proficient or above, 2022-23
SubjectThis schoolIts districtVirginia
Math50‑59%not published67.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

94% of the 237 students in Gainesville High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtVirginia
Four-year graduation rate94%88%88.8%
Students in the class2377,13299,059

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Gainesville High

  1. Patriot HighThe nearest public high school, 4.0 miles away: 2,020 students, 16.3 per teacher (2024-25).4.0 mi
  2. Battlefield HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.7 miles away: 2,063 students, 16.1 per teacher (2024-25).4.7 mi
  3. Compare Gainesville High with Patriot HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Prince William County Public Schools spends per student$15,373 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$15,373
  5. The largest public schools in VirginiaGainesville High is the number 13 by size of 324 Virginia high schools open in 2024-25.#13 of 324
  6. Virginia schools by students per teacher16.8 students per teacher here against the Virginia median of 13.9 for high schools.16.8:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Gainesville High

  1. How many students attend Gainesville High?
    2,648 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 2,038 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Gainesville, VA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Gainesville High?
    16.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Virginia median for high schools is 13.9. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Gainesville High a Title I school?
    Gainesville High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Gainesville High do on state tests?
    In 2022-23, the students tested at Gainesville High scored proficient or above: 50-59% in math, against 67.5% in math across Virginia. Virginia's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Gainesville High?
    94% of the 237 students in Gainesville High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 88.8% across Virginia. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Gainesville High in?
    Prince William County Public Schools, NCES district ID 5103130. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 510313003083 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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