Gwinnett County Public Schools

Gwinnett County School District
Address
437 Old Peachtree Road Northwest
Suwanee, Georgia, 30024-2978
 United States
Coordinates [1]
Information
Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks
Faculty 8,040[2]
Grades Pre-school - 12
Enrollment 161,000[2]
Accreditation(s) Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Telephone (678) 301-6000
Website http://www.gwinnett.k12.ga.us/

Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, USA. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia,[3] with 123 schools and an estimated enrollment of 161,000 students for the 2010-2011 year. GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the U.S.[4] The district has its headquarters in an unincorporated area.[5] GCPS was the winner of the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education.[6][7]

Contents

Schools

The district's schools are grouped into 15 geographical attendance zones referred to as "clusters". Each cluster includes one high school and is named for the high school.[3]

Archer cluster

Berkmar cluster

Brookwood cluster

Central Gwinnett cluster

Collins Hill cluster

Dacula cluster

Duluth cluster

Grayson cluster

Lanier cluster

Meadowcreek cluster

Mill Creek cluster

Mountain View cluster

Norcross cluster

North Gwinnett cluster

Parkview cluster

Peachtree Ridge cluster

Shiloh cluster

South Gwinnett cluster

Other programs

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "Free US Geocoder". http://geocoder.us. Retrieved 2010-06-11. 
  2. ^ a b School Stats, Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Gwinnett County Public Schools, Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce website, accessed August 26, 2011
  4. ^ Gwinnett County Public Schools, Ga.; District Profile, Broad Prize website, accessed August 26, 2011
  5. ^ "GCPS Home." Gwinnett County Public Schools. Retrieved on February 23, 2010.
  6. ^ 2010 Broad Prize Winner; Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia, Broad Prize website, accessed August 26, 2011
  7. ^ 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

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