Grayson High School

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Grayson High School is located on the edge of Loganville and Grayson, Georgia, nearly in Walton County, and has a population of over 2,500 students. The school pulls students from many areas of southeastern Gwinnett County, mainly Grayson, Loganville, and LawrencevilleGeneral informationBuilding informationConstruction on the current Grayson High School building began in August 1998 and the school opened its doors in 2000. The building has 65 classrooms, but as the student body has outgrown it, over 50 trailers are located behind of the building. The Grayson Technical Education School extends past the main high school building and has a greenhouse and Black Box theater among many other facilities.HistorySchool beginningsThe original Grayson High School was established in 1913, but in 1956 the school zone merged into South Gwinnett's school district. What is left of the original two-story brick veneered building is now part of Grayson Elementary School. The bell, given to Grayson High School in 1913 as a gift from 9th District Congressman Thomas M. Bell, still stands outside of Grayson Elementary in downtown Grayson as a well-known landmark.Plans for the new Grayson High School began in the mid-1990s to relieve the neighboring, overpopulated high schools South Gwinnett and Brookwood. A committee of educators from Gwinnett County convened to create and discuss specifications for the facility. The school officially opened in 2000.