Gates County Senior High School
Address
88 US-158

Gatesville, North Carolina
27938

United States
Coordinates36°26′51″N 76°42′17″W / 36.447382°N 76.704625°W / 36.447382; -76.704625
Information
TypePublic
Established1962 (1962)
School districtGates County Schools
CEEB code341460
NCES School ID370168000720[1]
PrincipalJohn Hayes
Teaching staff39.96 (FTE)[2]
Enrollment488 (2018–19)[2]
Student to teacher ratio12.21[2]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Red and white
  
Athletics conferenceTar Roanoke
NicknameRed Barons
Websitecoserver.gates.k12.nc.us/Page/1061

Gates County Senior High School (often just called Gates County High School) is a public, co-educational secondary school located in Gatesville, North Carolina. It is the only high school in the Gates County Schools system.

School information

For the 2010–2011 school year, Gates County Senior High School had a total population of 590 students and 47.00 teachers on a (FTE) basis. The student population had a gender ratio of 51.86% male to 48.14% female. The demographic group makeup of the student population was: White, 57.46%; Hispanic, 1.02%; Black, 39.15%; Asian/Pacific Islander, 0.34%; and American Indian, 0.17% (two or more races, 1.86%). For the same school year, 43.22% of the students received free or reduced-cost lunches.[1]

History

The school was opened in 1962, after the consolidation of the former Gatesville High School and Sunbury High School.[3]

Academics

High School was ranked as a Bronze Level school by the U.S. News & World Report.[4]

Athletics

According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2018–2019 school year, Gates County Senior High is a 1A school in the Albemarle Athletic Conference (AAC) .[5] The Gates County mascot is the Red Barons, wearing the school colors of red and white.[6]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 "Search for Public Schools - Gates County Senior High (370168000720)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gates County Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved December 12, 2020.
  3. ↑ Roberts, Frank (June 5, 1998). "Half a Century of Schooling Ends for Sunbury Building". The Virginian-Pilot. p. B1.
  4. ↑ "Gates County Senior High". U. S. News & World Report. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  5. ↑ "NCHSAA CONFERENCES 2012–13". NCHSAA website. NCHSAA. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 16, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Gates County High School". MaxPreps. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Pro Football Reference. (n.d.) Retrieved June 26, 2018, from https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93b8dea5
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