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Gadsden City High School

Regular School · Gadsden, AL

Gadsden City High School is a regular school school in Gadsden, Alabama, serving grades 09–12 with 1,361 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.2:1.

Level
High
Grades
09 – 12
Enrollment
1,361
Teachers (FTE)
79.0
Student–Teacher Ratio
17.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Black or African American 616 45%
White 407 30%
Hispanic/Latino 301 22%
Two or more races 17 1%
Asian 14 1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 6 0%
Total enrollment 1,361 664M / 697F

English Language Learners: 88 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 17.0% -7.1pp 24.1% 303
Reading Proficiency 24.0% -22.3pp 46.3% 285
Science Proficiency 23.0% — 303
4-Year Graduation Rate 87.0% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
Yes (11)
182 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
571
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
63
4.6% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
505
37.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 1,361 100%

Contact & Location

1917 Black Creek Pkwy

Gadsden, AL 35904

Phone: (256)543-3614

http://gchs.gcs.k12.al.us/

District

Gadsden City

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,874

District enrollment: 4,939

Other Schools in District

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Related Data

NCES ID

010162001824

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD