North Hall High School

North Hall High School
4885 Mount Vernon Road

Gainesville
,
Georgia
30506

United States
Information
School typePublic
Motto"Providing Challenges... Envisioning Success"
Established1957
PrincipalBilly Wells[1]
Teaching staff76.10 (FTE)[2]
Grades9–12
Enrollment1,158 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio15.22[2]
Education systemHall County Schools
ColorsGreen and white[4]    
Athletics conferenceGHSA Region 7-AAA[3]
MascotTrojan
RivalsChestatee High School
NewspaperThe Forum
YearbookThe Trojan
WebsiteNorth Hall High School

North Hall High School is a public four-year comprehensive high school in the northern portion of Hall County, Georgia, United States, in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. North Hall serves Murrayville, Clermont, and portions of Gainesville. The school is about 10 miles north of Gainesville, 15 miles south of Dahlonega and 65 miles northeast of Atlanta.

History

Around 5:25 am on March 20, 1998, an F-3 tornado (see Fujita scale) hit northern sections of Hall County. It did heavy damage, killing 12 and leveling several structures. It became known as the "Pre-Dawn Killer". The tornado heavily damaged nearby Lanier Elementary School, before unroofing the high school.[5] A 10 year anniversary memorial was held in 2008 with the school principal at the time of the tornado speaking about his experiences.[6]

In September 2024, the school was one of several in Hall County, Georgia where students had been arrested for making threats against the school.[7]

In March 2026, a math teacher at the school was reportedly accidentally killed during a prank as five teenagers toilet papered his home. After he exited his home after discovering the prank, the teacher tripped and fell into the road before he was run over by the teenagers as they attempted to flee. The teenagers stopped and administered assistance after the accident. The teenagers were initially charged, however the family requested for the charges to be dropped.[8][9]

Adjacent schools

Academics

In 2010, North Hall was recognized statewide when Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue made a visit to recognize the 95% graduation rate achievement reached by the school.[10] North Hall is a qualified International Baccalaureate school,[11] meaning that it offers students the ability to earn an International Baccalaureate diploma.

School enrollment and demographics

Total students

  • 1,123 (as of 2020–2021)[12]
  • 1,122 (as of 2018–2019)
  • 1,138 (as of 2021–2022)
  • 1,158 (as of 2025-2026)[13]

By gender

  • Male – 609
  • Female – 529

By grade

  • 9 – 351
  • 10 – 306
  • 11 – 265
  • 12 – 216

By race

  • White – 924
  • Hispanic – 183
  • Black – 8
  • Asian – 6
  • Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander – 1
  • American Indian/Alaska Native – 0
  • Two or More Races – 16

Feeder schools

Middle schools

  • North Hall Middle School

Elementary schools

  • Mt. Vernon Exploratory Academy
  • Riverbend Advanced Scholars Academy
  • Wauka Mountain Multiple Intelligences Academy

Athletics

  • Baseball
  • Basketball, men's and ladies'
  • Cross country
  • Football
  • Golf, men's and ladies'
  • Soccer, men's and ladies'
  • Softball
  • Swimming
  • Tennis, men's and ladies'
  • Track and field
  • Volleyball
  • Wrestling

Band

The North Hall Band program consists of a marching band, symphonic band, concert band, jazz band, winter guard, indoor drumline, and several smaller ensembles.

Marching band

The Marching Trojan Band fields competes in competitions during the fall season as well as the annual Hall County Marching Exhibition.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ "Hall County Schools » Jamey Moore to Be Next Principal at North Hall High". hallco.org. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c "North Hall High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved March 28, 2025.
  3. ^ "2016-2017 Region Alignments | GHSA.net". Archived from the original on July 30, 2016. Retrieved August 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Welcome To North Hall High » North Hall High School". nhhs.hallco.org.
  5. ^ "Eye of the Storm: The 1998 Tornado". gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  6. ^ Gill, Jeff; Fielding, Ashley (March 20, 2008). "North Hall High, Clermont remembers March 20, 1998, tornado". www.gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  7. ^ "Students arrested for making threats against Hall County schools, deputies say". Atlanta First News. September 10, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  8. ^ Madani, Doha; Mullen, Austin (March 8, 2026). "Georgia high school teacher dies after being run over by teen in prank gone wrong". NBC News. Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  9. ^ Purcell, Joy (March 9, 2026). "Family of North Hall teacher asks prosecutors to drop charges in fatal prank incident - Now Georgia". Retrieved March 9, 2026.
  10. ^ "Governor visits North Hall High to congratulate students on graduation rate". gainesvilletimes.com. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  11. ^ "North Hall High School". International Baccalaureate. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "North Hall High School". National Center for Education Statistics. 2020–2021. Retrieved January 26, 2022.
  13. ^ "North Hall High School". U.S. News. Retrieved December 23, 2025.
  14. ^ "Georgia's Daniel Jackson inspiring future players". The Red & Black. October 14, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
  15. ^ "Chief of Staff, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command". pacom.mil. Retrieved September 21, 2021.

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