Regular local school district · Hall County
Gainesville City School District, GA: schools, enrollment and spending
Gainesville City School District runs 10 public schools with 8,480 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 15.3 students per teacher is 0.9 higher than the Georgia figure of 14.4.Listed in NCES data as "Gainesville City".
At a glance
- Schools
- 10
- Students
- 8,480
- Teachers (FTE)
- 553
- Students per teacher
- 15.3
- GA: 14.4 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 508 Oak Street. NW, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770)536-5275
- County
- Hall County
- Locale
- City: Small
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 1302310
- State district ID
- GA-776
- Total staff (FTE)
- 1,050
- School counselors (FTE)
- 16.0About 530 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 26.0
Students per teacher compared
This district15.3
Georgia14.4
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (7,714), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $101.6 million
- Federal revenue
- $13.2 million
- State revenue
- $41.9 million
- Local revenue
- $46.4 million
- Total spending
- $125.9 million
- Spending per pupil
- $16,319
- Salaries
- $50.4 million40.1% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $83.4 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 13.0%
- State: 41.3%
- Local: 45.7%
Georgia overall
- Federal: 12.0%
- State: 42.8%
- Local: 45.2%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$16,319
Georgia$13,517
United States$16,826
Schools in Gainesville City School District
By level: 2 high, 2 middle, 6 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Centennial Arts Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 760 | 14.3 |
| Enota Multiple Intelligences Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 767 | 14.2 |
| Fair Street International Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 651 | 15.5 |
| Gainesville Exploration Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 536 | 13.7 |
| Gainesville High School | High | 9 to 12 | 2,077 | 15.3 |
| Gainesville Middle School East | Middle | 6 to 8 | 896 | 14.7 |
| Gainesville Middle School West | Middle | 6 to 8 | 931 | 16.3 |
| Horizon Academy School | High | 9 to 12 | 464 | 29.0 |
| Mundy Mill Arts Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 825 | 15.3 |
| New Holland Leadership Academy | Elementary | PK to 5 | 573 | 14.7 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Hall County
- Hall County Public Schools 27,257 students
More in Georgia
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.