Gates County Senior High School (often just called Gates County High School) is a

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, co-educational

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located in

Gatesville, North Carolina Gatesville is a town in Gates County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 321 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Gates County. History The area which presently encompasses Gatesville was originally known as Bennetts Creek ...

. It is the only high school in the

Gates County Schools Gates County Schools is a PK– 12 graded school district serving Gates County, North Carolina. Its five schools serve 1,872 students as of the 2010–11 school year. Student demographics For the 2010–11 school year, Gates County Schools had ...

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.

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

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, for the 2018–2019 school year, Gates County Senior High is a 1A school in the Albemarle Athletic Conference (AAC) . The Gates County mascot is the ''Red Barons'', wearing the school colors of red and white.

Notable alumni

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References

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* {{authority control Buildings and structures in Gates County, North Carolina Education in Gates County, North Carolina Public high schools in North Carolina