Gates County Senior High School

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.

Gates County Senior High School
Address
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88 US-158

27938

United States
Coordinates36°26′51″N 76°42′17″W / 36.447382°N 76.704625°W / 36.447382; -76.704625
Information
TypePublic
Established1962 (62 years ago) (1962)
School districtGates County Schools
CEEB code341460
NCES School ID370168000720[2]
PrincipalJohn Hayes
Teaching staff32.83 (FTE)[1]
Enrollment479 (2022–2023)[1]
Student to teacher ratio14.59[1]
Campus typeRural
Color(s)Red and white
  
Athletics conferenceTar Roanoke
NicknameRed Barons
Websitecoserver.gates.k12.nc.us/Page/1061

School information

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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.[2]

History

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

Academics

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

Athletics

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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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gates County Senior High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Search for Public Schools - Gates County Senior High (370168000720)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  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. ^ a b Pro Football Reference. (n.d.) Retrieved June 26, 2018, from https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93b8dea5
  8. ^ "Cheryl Stallings". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
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