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Duluth High School | |
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Address | |
3737 Brock Rd , 30096 United States | |
Coordinates | 34°00′36″N84°08′39″W / 34.010064°N 84.144117°W |
Information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Challenging All to Succeed |
Established | 1958 |
School district | Gwinnett County Public Schools |
Principal | Eric Davidson |
Teaching staff | 152.70 (FTE) [1] |
Grades | 9–12 |
Gender | All |
Enrollment | 2,675 (2021–22) [1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 17.52 [1] |
Campus | Suburban |
Color(s) | Purple and black |
Mascot | Wildcat |
Accreditation | SACS |
Region | 7 in Class AAAAAA (GHSA) |
Website | Duluth High School |
Duluth High School is a public secondary school in Duluth, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It provides education for grades 9-12 and is operated by Gwinnett County Public Schools.
The school was built in 1958 and serves Duluth, Berkeley Lake, Peachtree Corners, and unincorporated portions of western Gwinnett County. As of 2019, it has 2,741 students enrolled.
DHS holds a Blue Ribbon School award. In its 2012 Georgia rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked it tenth among all public, charter and magnet schools, fourth among all public schools, and first among all Gwinnett County public schools. Niche ranked Duluth as the most diverse public high school in Georgia and the 24th most diverse public high school in America. [2]
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