Gwinnett County Public Schools
Address
437 Old Peachtree Road NW
Suwanee
, Georgia, 30024-2978
United States
Coordinates34°00′07″N 84°04′23″W / 34.002°N 84.073°W / 34.002; -84.073[1]
District information
GradesPK – 12[2]
SuperintendentCalvin Watts
Accreditation(s)Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
NCES District ID1302550[2]
Students and staff
Students181,814 (2022–23)[2]
Teachers12,254.50 (FTE)[2]
Student–teacher ratio14.84[2]
Other information
Websitegcpsk12.org

The Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia,[3] with over 140 school buildings[4] and an estimated enrollment of over 182,000 students for the 2023–2024 school year.[4] GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the U.S.[5] The district has its headquarters in an unincorporated area near Suwanee.[6][original research?]

As of 2020, Niche rates GCPS as A+ and within the top 25 school systems in Georgia.[7] GCPS was awarded the Broad Prize for Urban Education twice, in 2010 and 2014. 2014 was the last year the prize was awarded, GCPS was one of only two school districts to win the prize twice, and GCPS was the first district to have won the prize before and then win it again in its first year of eligibility to again win the prize.[8][9][10]

Calvin J. Watts is currently the superintendent of the district.

District boundary

The district includes all of Gwinnett County except for the portions in Buford, which are within Buford City School District. The Gwinnett school district's area includes Berkeley Lake, Dacula, Duluth, Grayson, Lawrenceville, Lilburn, Norcross, Peachtree Corners, Snellville, Sugar Hill, Suwanee, and the Gwinnett County portions of Braselton and Loganville. Additionally, the district includes the census-designated place of Mountain Park.[11]

Schools

The district's schools are grouped into 19 geographical attendance zones referred to as "clusters." Each cluster includes at least one high school, for which it is named.[3]

Clusters

Other programs

Several schools and programs operate outside of the clusters to serve specific student needs. These include the following:

Safety and security

The district operates a school police department with full police powers under Georgia law. The department consists of 74 Police Officer Standards and Training certified (P.O.S.T.) armed officers, five full-time office staff members, eight dispatchers, and 24 non-police crossing guards.

The department is divided into four zones: North (including Collins Hill, Discovery, GIVE East, Lanier, North Gwinnett, and Peachtree Ridge), South (including Brookwood, Grayson, Parkview, Shiloh, and South Gwinnett), East (including Archer, Central Gwinnett, Dacula, Mill Creek, and Mountain View), and West (including Berkmar, Duluth, GIVE West, Meadowcreek, and Norcross).[12]

The officers are responsible for mentoring, counseling, education, and event security in addition to their normal duties as school security officers.[13]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 11, 2010.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for Gwinnett County". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved February 20, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Gwinnett County Public Schools Archived 2011-09-14 at the Wayback Machine, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce website, accessed August 26, 2011
  4. ^ a b "23_GCPS_Legislative_Priorities_FINAL.eq.pdf" (PDF). Gwinnett County Public Schools. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  5. ^ Gwinnett County Public Schools, Ga.; District Profile, Broad Prize website, accessed August 26, 2011
  6. ^ "Home". Gwinnett County Public School District. Retrieved February 19, 2023. 437 Old Peachtree Rd. NW, Suwanee, GA 30024-2978 - Compare the address to the 2019 Suwanee zoning map. The location is (as of 2023) not in the city limits. The city government points out that many areas identified with Suwanee do not have Suwanee addresses.
  7. ^ Belt, Deb (October 23, 2020). "Georgia's 35 Best School Districts 2021: New Rankings Released". Patch.com. Patch Media. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  8. ^ Downey, Maureen (September 22, 2014). "Gwinnett Public Schools wins Broad Prize again". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. ^ 2010 Broad Prize Winner; Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia, Broad Prize website, accessed August 26, 2011
  10. ^ 2010 Broad Prize Awarded to Gwinnett County Public Schools; Georgia District Wins $1 Million in Scholarships, Four Finalists Each Win $250,000, Gwinnett County Public Schools website, accessed August 26, 2011
  11. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Gwinnett County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 7, 2023. - Text list
  12. ^ "Student Safety and Wellness / School Resource Officers Program".
  13. ^ "Safety and Security | GCPS". publish.gwinnett.k12.ga.us. Retrieved September 5, 2017.

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