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Gainesville High

Gainesville · VA · Prince William County Public Schools · Public

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Programs & features
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Academic signals
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Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Gainesville High compares for families

What families should know about Gainesville High.

  • LocallyVA sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Youth For Tomorrow, Patriot High, Matthew'S Center For Visual Learning and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.

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🏛️ Federal Title I context

Mixed-income school

Below Title I eligibility threshold (FRPL < 35%)

28.1%
FRPL rate — % of students who qualify for the federal Free or Reduced-Price Lunch program. This is the underlying federal income-eligibility signal Title I designations are computed from (ESEA Sec. 1113).
0% (no FRPL) 35% TA · 40% Schoolwide 100% (universal FRPL)

25-34% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. Below the federal Title I threshold but a meaningful share of the population is income-eligible for free lunch.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.

Enrollment trend & projection

Grade 12 went from 240 in 2022 to 655 in 2024 — over 2 years.
+172.9%

Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +24.5%/year, projecting from 2024's 2,648 students:

2025
3,298
2027
5,114
2029
7,932

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At $15,924 per student in district revenue, the 5,284 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $84,142,416/year in additional funding.

District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.

Nearby high schools — the local competition

The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Youth For Tomorrow
Bristow
Private 3.9 37
Patriot High
Nokesville
Public 4.0 2,003 -13.8%
Matthew'S Center For Visual Learning
Manassas
Private 4.2 28
Unity Reed High
Manassas
Public 4.7 2,042 -16.7%
Battlefield High
Haymarket
Public 4.7 2,063 -19.3%
Covenant Christian Academy Of Warrenton Virginia
Warrenton
Private 5.3 342 +23.0%
Kettle Run High
Nokesville
Public 6.0 1,175 +1.2%
Brentsville District High
Nokesville
Public 6.5 855 -9.0%

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