About Us - Schools and Operations









About Us - Schools and Operations

GCPS Educational Facilities
Elementary (K-5): 77
Middle (6-8): 25
High (9-12): 19, including Phoenix High (open campus)

- Buchanan HS of Technology (housing Gwinnett Online Campus, GIVE Center West, and community programs)
- T. Carl Buice School (special education services, special needs pre-K, and early childhood programs)
- GIVE Center East (Gwinnett InterVention Education, a MS/HS alternative program)
- Hooper Renwick (special education)
- Monarch School (special education services, special needs pre-K, and ADAPT, and early childhood programs)
- Oakland Meadow School (special education)
- Three charter schools: Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology, Maxwell High School of Technology (technical programs), and New Life Academy of Excellence
Total facilities: 130

Other Programs:
- International Newcomers Center (resource and transition center for international middle and high school students)
- Technical Education Program housed at Grayson High

2010-11 Transportation Facts
- Operates 1,834 school buses
- Runs 7,534 routes per day
- Makes 47,267 stops twice per day
- Drives over 130,800 miles per day (more than 30 round trips to Los Angeles per day)
- Drives more than 23,500,000 miles per year
- Transports more than 119,116 students twice a day, the third largest transporter of students in the country

School Nutrition Program
- Projected student lunches: 23.2 million
- Projected student breakfasts: 9.4 million
- Approximately 49.89% of all students receive meals that are free or reduced in price. Click here to visit the School Nutrition Program's web page.


Employees
- One of the largest employers in Georgia and the largest in Gwinnett County, with approximately 22,000 active positions, including full- and part-time positions and substitutes.
- A beginning Gwinnett teacher earns over $38,000.
- In FY2011, the average GCPS teacher will hold a master's degree or higher advanced degree, have 12 years of teaching experience, and earn $54,914 a year. With benefits, the total yearly teacher compensation package averages $73,558.

Quick List of Principals, Facilities, and Programs
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