menu

Buford High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
2455 Buford Hwy
Buford, GA 30518
Phone
(770) 945-6768
District
Buford City
County
GWINNETT COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
1923
Classroom Teachers
110

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Georgia

10

(10 is best)

Better than 94.1% of all GA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Buford High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 10

80 60 40 20 0
71%
33%
72%
39%
70%
28%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

20 17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
17
16
15
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 9 542 28.2%
Grade 10 500 26.0%
Grade 11 439 22.8%
Grade 12 442 23.0%
Total 1923 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 48.0% 49.2% 37.7%
Black 14.0% 11.6% 38.1%
Hispanic 29.7% 29.2% 18.9%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 8.3% 9.9% 4.9%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 32.4% 35.7% 59.6%
Free lunch eligible 26.5% 30.0% 53.9%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.0% 5.7% 5.7%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 17,585 11,029,227
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 934.2 189
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.0% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 29.3% 20.4%
20-44 YEARS OLD 30.0% 33.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 25.3%
65 OR OLDER 11.0% 14.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,203 4,008,013
Single Parent Households With Children 12.8% 9.6%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 81.1% 89.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 30.3% 34.2%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 23.3% 19.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.5% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 10.6% 13.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.4% 16.2%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.7% 14.6%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.2% 10.6%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 8.9%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,918 $47,079,000 56.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $629 $3,742,000 4.5%
Staff $241 $1,432,000 1.7%
General Administration $741 $4,404,000 5.3%
School Administration $767 $4,563,000 5.5%
Operation $912 $5,421,000 6.5%
Transportation $353 $2,098,000 2.5%
Other $100 $597,000 0.7%
Total Support $3,743 $22,257,000 26.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,384 $14,173,000 17.0%
Total Expenditures $14,045 $83,509,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,329 $12,833,075,000 54.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $706 $1,235,717,000 5.3%
Staff $605 $1,058,876,000 4.5%
General Administration $183 $320,510,000 1.4%
School Administration $769 $1,346,775,000 5.7%
Operation $899 $1,574,443,000 6.7%
Transportation $500 $876,278,000 3.7%
Other $419 $734,414,000 3.1%
Total Support $4,082 $7,147,013,000 30.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,995 $3,493,141,000 14.9%
Total Expenditures $13,406 $23,473,229,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

Popular neighborhoods near Buford High School