Type Public Principal Tammi Ward Phone +1 252-357-0720 Number of students 590 Color Red and white | Established 1962 NCES School ID 370168000720 Enrollment 590 Founded 1962 | |
Address 88 US-158, Gatesville, NC 27938, USA Teaching staff 47.00 (Full-time equivalent) | ||
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.
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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.
History
The school was opened in 1962 after the consolidation of the former Gatesville High School and Sunbury High School.
Academics
High School was ranked as a Bronze Level school by the U.S. News & World Report.
Athletics
According to the North Carolina High School Athletic Association, for the 2012–2013 school year, Gates County Senior High is a 1A school in the Tar Roanoke Conference. The Gates County mascot is the Red Barons, wearing the school colors of red and white.
Administration
The current principal is Tammi Ward. She took over from Geneva Saunders in 2011. The assistant principal is Jeremy Wright.