GCPS by the Numbers
182,518 Students
(October 2024 full-time enrollment)
Transportation Information
GCPS is the third largest transporter of students in the country.
$3.2 billion budget in FY2025
On average, the cost of educating one child in GCPS is $13,825 per year. The direct costs of instruction account for 80.7% of that amount.
GCPS is the largest employer in Gwinnett County and 4th largest in metro Atlanta.
The district is known as one of the best employers in the county, region, and state, and has earned recognition as a top employer by Forbes magazine.
Our students come from 181 countries and speak 108 different languages.
Racial/Ethnic Distribution (October 2024)
American Indian .2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 12.6%
Black 31.6%
Hispanic/Latino 36.3%
Multiracial 4.3%
White 15.0%
Cafe Gwinnett
30 million meals served in 2023-24
1.4 million pounds of regionally grown produce served in 2023-24
Career Ready
Our Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education students have the option to pursue 63 Career Pathways that lead to high-wage, in-skill, and high-demand careers. In 2023–24, CTAE students earned 2,343 certifications as part of their coursework, or at the end of their pathway. CTAE students earned 5,575 Career Ready Diploma Seals to signal that they are prepared to participate in the workforce.
Student Services (October 2024)
Gifted Education 18%
Special Education 13%
English Learners 21%
Economically Disadvantaged NA*
*This information was not reported in FTE.
12,982 graduates in the Class of 2024
- 76% had plans to continue their education
- Offered more than $242 million in academic, athletic, and military scholarship
Our 142 Schools
- 81 Elementary Schools
- 29 Middle Schools
- 24 High Schools
- 7 Special Entities
- 1 Charter School
Outstanding Students
4 Georgia Scholars, 12 National Merit Scholars, 31 QuestBridge honorees, 7 Gates Scholars, 9 Posse Scholars, 8 service academy appointments, more than $242 million in scholarships (not including HOPE and National Merit awards), and hundreds of other awards for the Class of 2024.
Students and teams won awards at international, national, and state levels in language arts, mathematics, science, history, research, foreign language, visual and performing arts, academic team, engineering, leadership, community service, robotics, music technology, public speaking, writing for the stage, JROTC, design, personal finance, video production, application development, computer science, construction and automotive skills, entrepreneurship, business and marketing, hospitality and tourism, healthcare, firefighting, and culinary arts
15 state championships in 2023–24, including eSports
...and Schools
- 5 National Blue Ribbon Schools
- National counseling recognitions for 36 schools
- 23 Advanced Placement (AP) Honor Schools
- Gwinnett Online Campus recognized as the 2024 Brightspace Excellence Award winner
- 2 Breakout Schools honored for high achievement and dramatically improving student achievement
- 21 CS100 schools recognized for teaching computer science to K-5 students, and
- 11 state-certified STEM/STEAM schools and programs, with others pursuing certification, and all schools offering STEM/STEAM instruction
7,288 students took AP courses in 2023–24, with more than half earning a score of 3 or higher on AP exams.
2,033 GCPS graduates who participated in the state’s dual-enrollment program, earning both high school and college credit.
1,016... Gwinnett’s 2024 average composite score on the SAT was 21 points above the national average and a record 11,196 students took the SAT.
83 schools serve as Play 2 Learn sites as part of the district’s early learning initiative.
22 schools offer Dual Language Immersion.
7 high schools host Academy Programs.
19 nationally-certified Career, Technical, and Agricultural Education (CTAE) programs across career areas.
Excellent Employees
- Gwinnett staff members are leaders in their profession, earning U.S., state, and metro recognition for innovative teaching, learning impact, media services, school nutrition, STEM, and instruction in math and science, foreign language, fine arts, business, marketing, and computer science.
- Teacher induction program recognized by GaDOE.
- GCPS is home to a finalist for the Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching, a Music Teacher of the Year, a Georgia Marketing Education Association Teacher of the Year, state-honored art, foreign language, and computer science educators, a Georgia School Psychologist of the Year, and GCPS TV, an award-winning Audio Visual Media team.
Award- Winning District
- State and national kudos for recruitment and retention practices, counseling, bus safety, procurement practices, financial reporting, student data security, and communications
- One of the best communities in the country for music education
- Recognized by Forbes as a Best-in-State Employer and Best Employer for Women