Discovery High School (Georgia)

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Discovery High School
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Discovery High School (Georgia)
1335 Old Norcross Road

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30046

United States
Coordinates 33°57′20″N84°02′05″W / 33.955461738064905°N 84.03485372883542°W / 33.955461738064905; -84.03485372883542
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School type Public high school
Established2015
School district Gwinnett County Public Schools
PrincipalMarci Sledge
Teaching staff164.40 (FTE) [1]
Grades 912
Enrollment2,856 (2021–22) [1]
Student to teacher ratio17.37 [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 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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References

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