Discovery High School | |
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Address | |
1335 Old Norcross Road , 30046 United States | |
Coordinates | 33°57′20″N84°02′05″W / 33.955461738064905°N 84.03485372883542°W |
Information | |
School type | Public high school |
Established | 2015 |
School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
Principal | Marci Sledge |
Teaching staff | 164.40 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Enrollment | 2,856 (2021–22) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.37 [1] |
Color(s) | Navy, gray, and lime green |
Athletics conference | Georgia High School Association |
Nickname | Titans |
Website | https://www.gcpsk12.org/DiscoveryHS |
Discovery High School is a public high school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States, and a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools.
It was built in 2015 for over $70 million. [2] Its opening provided relief to over crowding at Central Gwinnett High School and Berkmar High School.
As of 2018 [update] it had 2,716 students. [3] That year GCPS acquired land for the Discovery High park facilities using eminent domain. [4]
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