Lanier High School (Sugar Hill, Georgia)

Lanier High School (LHS) is a public high school in Sugar Hill, Georgia, United States, and is a part of Gwinnett County Public Schools. It opened for classes on August 9, 2010.

Lanier High School
Lanier High School
Location
918 Buford Highway Sugar Hill , Gwinnett County , Georgia 30518 United States
Coordinates	34.0860°N 84.0325°W / 34.0860; -84.0325
Information
Type	Public
Established	2010
School district	Gwinnett County Public Schools
Principal	Christopher Martin[1]
Faculty	115.80 (FTE)[2]
Grades	9 to 12
Enrollment	1,861 (2023–2024)[2]
Student to teacher ratio	16.07[2]
Color(s)	Orange, black and white
Slogan	"Welcome to the ranch"
Mascot	Longhorns
Website	lanierhs.org

The Lanier school district is made up of Sycamore Elementary School, White Oak Elementary School, Sugar Hill Elementary School, Lanier Middle School, and Lanier High School.^[1]

History

In 1915, Sugar Hill High School was opened, later in 1958, North Gwinnett High School was established. The Sugar Hill School served grades one through seven. Then in 2010 Lanier High School was established as a split of the North Gwinnett High School cluster. This brought a high school back to Sugar Hill.

Notable alumni

• Derrick Brown, NFL football defensive tackle^[3]
• Zach Calzada, college football quarterback^[4]
• Sion James, college basketball player^[5]