Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia

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Gwinnett County Public Schools
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Gwinnett County, Georgia
District details
Superintendent: Al Taylor (interim)
# of school board members: 5
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Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district in Georgia.

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Superintendent

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Dr. Al Taylor is the interim superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Taylor was appointed interim superintendent in April 2025. Taylor's previous experience includes serving as the district’s Chief of Schools, as a teacher, high school assistant principal, a middle and high school principal, and a middle school assistant superintendent.[1]

Former superintendents

  • Calvin Watts was the superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Watts was appointed superintendent on July 29, 2021, and left the position on April 1, 2025. Watts' previous career experience included serving as an administrator for Gwinnett County Public Schools for 13 years in various roles and working for 6 years as superintendent of Kent School District.[2]
  • J. Alvin Wilbanks was the superintendent of Gwinnett County Public Schools. Wilbanks was appointed superintendent in March 1996 and was voted by the school board to have his contract end early effective July 31, 2021.[3] Wilbanks' previous career experience includes working as the president of Gwinnett Technical College and as a teacher in DeKalb County Public Schools.[4]

School board

The Gwinnett County Public Schools school board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms.

Elections

See also: Gwinnett County Public Schools, Georgia, elections

Members of the Gwinnett County Public Schools school board are elected to four-year terms. Two or three seats are up for election on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Three seats on the board were up for general election on May 21, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for June 18, 2024.

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Public participation in board meetings

The Gwinnett County Public Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

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In accordance with the Georgia Open Meeting Act, all official meetings of the Gwinnett County Board of Education shall be open to the media and public. The Board reserves the right to meet, and to adjourn or recess a meeting, at any time to discuss such matters as may be properly considered in executive session.

The Board values receiving feedback from students, parents, teachers, staff and members of the public regarding matters pertaining to the operation of Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Citizens wishing to address the Board with an issue or concern should attempt to resolve the matter through the appropriate district or school administrative Chain of Command before bringing it to the Board. Use the following "link" to review this process.

In order to assure that persons who wish to appear before the Board may be heard and, at the same time, allow the Board to conduct its meetings properly and efficiently, the Board adopts the following policy pertaining to public participation in meetings:

1. STUDENT COMMENT TO THE BOARD: Thirty minutes will be provided at the beginning of the Board’s Monthly Business Meeting for public comment by current students of the Gwinnett County School District. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes to speak to the Board unless either the time is limited, or an extension of time is granted. The speaker will be expected to conclude his or her remarks promptly when the allotted time has expired.
In the event more speakers have signed up to speak during this section than can be accommodated, speakers will be selected randomly not more than 24 hours prior to the meeting. The list of the ten selected randomly will be provided to the Board prior to the business meeting. GCPS will notify those who have been selected to speak prior to the Board Meeting
2. PUBLIC COMMENT ON SCHOOL POLICY OR OPERATIONS: Sixty minutes will be provided for public comment on matters pertaining to the operation of the Gwinnett County Public Schools or policy relating to such operation during the Monthly Business Meeting. Each speaker will be allowed three minutes to speak to the Board unless either the time is limited, or an extension of time is granted. The speaker will be expected to conclude his or her remarks promptly when the allotted time has expired.
In the event more speakers have signed up to speak during this section than can be accommodated, speakers will be selected randomly not more than 24 hours prior to the meeting. The list of the selected speakers will be provided to the Board prior to the business meeting. GCPS will notify those who have been selected to speak prior to the Board Meeting.
3. A student or citizen wishing to appear during the Public Comment on Agenda Items portion or during the School Policy or Operations portion of the Monthly Business Meeting agenda to speak before the Board, as an individual or representing a group, shall notify the Superintendent in writing by 7:00 p.m. on the day prior to the Board's Monthly Business Meeting by filling out the Request Form, specifically identifying the subject he/she wishes to address.
The Request Form (https://www.gcpsk12.org/Page/23786) will capture the following type of information ensuring the most effective use of the time set aside for public comments:
· Name, mailing address, phone number, email address
· Group or organizations speaking on behalf of
· Subject or topic on which individual is addressing the Board
· Need for translative services
· Comment/feedback
4. The speaker shall begin his/her comments by stating his/her name and the group, if any, the speaker is representing. The speaker may not yield his/her time to another individual.
5. Individuals will not be denied the opportunity to speak based upon their viewpoint, however speakers shall comport with the code of conduct set forth in paragraph 10 below.
6. The Board members or Superintendent may ask questions for clarification but will not customarily engage in discussion with the speaker.
7. Supporting documents or information to be shared with the Board must be provided in hard copy. Eight copies should be provided and should be presented to the Superintendent for distribution to the Board members. Audiovisual presentations are discouraged and may not be accommodated due to time and technical considerations.
8. The Board vests in its chairperson or other presiding officer the authority to terminate the remarks of any individual who does not adhere to the rules established here. The Chairperson or other presiding officer shall have the discretion to limit the number of individuals speaking for or against a specific issue at each public comment portion.
9. Speakers are encouraged to offer objective criticisms of school operations and programs, but to maintain appropriate meeting decorum, follow appropriate protocols, protect the confidentiality of students, prevent defamatory statements and ensure the impartiality of the Board. The Board requests that speakers not directly speak about individual students, parents, or staff members and are asked to refrain from the use of profanity during their remarks.
10. In furtherance of ensuring decorum, allowing the Board to efficiently conduct its business and setting a positive example for students attending or watching Board Meetings the Board adopts the following Rules of Conduct for attendance and participation at Board Meetings:
a. Attendees should refrain from any conduct which impedes the ability of the Board to conduct an orderly meeting. The Board finds that an “actual disruption” is any action by an attendee or speaker which interrupt or impede the Board in its conduct of business in an orderly manner, including but not limited to the failure to comply with any provision of these Rules of Conduct.
1. An attendee or speaker who causes an actual disruption shall be first given a warning by the Board Chairperson, Presiding Officer or Superintendent directing the attendee to cease the disruptive conduct. In the event the attendee fails to comply with the directive(s) of the Board Chairperson or Superintendent, then the attendee may be removed from the meeting.
2. In addition to removal from the meeting an attendee/speaker may face additional consequences for creating an actual disruption, including a trespass warning restricting access to future meetings, referral for criminal investigation and/or prosecution, and/or immediate arrest by a law enforcement officer.
b. Participants should refrain from jeering, shouting, applause or making comments from the floor while the Board is conducting its business and while others are making public comments to the Board.
c. Speakers must end their remarks when the allotted time expires.
d. All participants and attendees should refrain from any kind of communication in speech, writing or behavior, that attacks or uses discriminatory language with reference to a person or a group on the basis of who they are, in other words, based on their religion, ethnicity, nationality, race, color, descent, gender identity expression (known or perceived) or other identity factor.
e. All participants and attendees should refrain from making threats of violence.
f. All participants and attendees should refrain from the use of obscenity during their remarks to the Board. For the purpose of this policy obscenity means comments (1) the average person, applying contemporary community standards would find, taken as a whole, appeals to prurient interest; (2) depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct specifically defined by Georgia law and (3) taken as a whole, the remarks or comments lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.
g. Attendees shall not wear clothing which includes obscenity (as defined in subsection (f) above), or threats of violence.
h. Attendees shall not bring signs or posters into the meeting.
i. Attendees shall adhere to all mandated health and safety requirements applicable to attendees.
j. Attendees shall not possess weapons in violation of O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127, O.C.G.A. § 16-11-127, or other applicable law.[6]
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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[7]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $365,030,000 $2,033 14%
Local: $1,180,052,000 $6,571 44%
State: $1,120,820,000 $6,241 42%
Total: $2,665,902,000 $14,845
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $2,514,520,000 $14,002
Total Current Expenditures: $2,354,781,000 $13,112
Instructional Expenditures: $1,427,592,000 $7,949 57%
Student and Staff Support: $197,374,000 $1,099 8%
Administration: $347,771,000 $1,936 14%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $382,044,000 $2,127 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $110,490,000 $615
Construction: $97,967,000 $545
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $48,076,000 $267


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[8] $59,146 $112,000
2023-2024[9] $55,146 $108,000
2020-2021[10] $46,646 $99,500

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[11]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 39 68 30 25 40-44 49 61
2018-2019 54 79 45 41 60-64 62 73
2017-2018 52 78 42 40 55-59 60 72
2016-2017 51 78 41 38 50-54 57 70
2015-2016 52 78 41 38 50-54 57 70
2014-2015 48 74 37 35 45-49 53 66
2013-2014 86 94 82 82 85-89 89 92
2012-2013 89 96 85 86 85-89 92 94
2011-2012 88 95 83 83 85-89 90 94
2010-2011 90 96 86 85 90 92 95

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 43 65 38 28 50-54 54 62
2018-2019 53 73 48 38 60-64 64 72
2017-2018 52 72 46 38 55-59 62 71
2016-2017 50 70 43 35 50-54 59 69
2015-2016 50 70 42 35 55-59 57 68
2014-2015 47 68 38 33 40-44 54 64
2013-2014 97 98 96 95 >=95 98 >=99
2012-2013 96 98 95 94 >=95 98 98
2011-2012 96 97 95 93 97 97 98
2010-2011 95 97 94 91 94 97 97

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 83 92 84 72 70-79 90 91
2018-2019 81 90 80 71 40-59 84 89
2017-2018 82 89 81 70 70-79 85 89
2016-2017 81 92 79 69 70-79 82 89
2015-2016 80 89 77 68 60-69 79 88
2014-2015 78 89 75 65 80-89 78 87
2013-2014 75 85 70 59 70-79 75 86
2012-2013 73 85 68 56 70-79 78 83
2011-2012 71 83 64 53 60-69 75 84
2010-2011 68 79 60 51 60-69 72 80


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 182,214 0.2
2022-2023 181,814 1.2
2021-2022 179,581 1.2
2020-2021 177,401 -1.8
2019-2020 180,589 0.5
2018-2019 179,758 0.3
2017-2018 179,266 0.6
2016-2017 178,214 1.2
2015-2016 176,052 1.6
2014-2015 173,246 2.4
2013-2014 169,150 2.5
2012-2013 164,976 1.6
2011-2012 162,370 1.0
2010-2011 160,744 0.9
2009-2010 159,296 1.3
2008-2009 157,219 1.0
2007-2008 155,618 2.3
2006-2007 152,043 4.9
2005-2006 144,598 6.4
2004-2005 135,392 4.7
2003-2004 129,014 5.0
2002-2003 122,570 5.1
2001-2002 116,339 5.4
2000-2001 110,075 5.0
1999-2000 104,552 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Gwinnett County Public Schools (%) Georgia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 11.9 4.9
Black 32.1 36.2
Hispanic 35.4 18.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.3 4.8
White 15.9 35.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Gwinnett County Public Schools had 12,830.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.2.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 261.40
Kindergarten: 569.30
Elementary: 4,635.60
Secondary: 4,770.30
Total: 12,830.20

Gwinnett County Public Schools employed 132.50 district administrators and 742.50 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 132.50
District Administrative Support: 185.40
School Administrators: 742.50
School Administrative Support: 1,374.50
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 2,243.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 222.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 487.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 183.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 304.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 141.00
Library/Media Support: 92.50
Student Support Services: 811.00
Other Support Services: 4,870.00


Schools

Gwinnett County Public Schools operates 140 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alcova Elementary School1,459PK-5
Alford Elementary822PK-5
Anderson-Livsey Elementary School676PK-5
Annistown Elementary School723PK-5
Arcado Elementary School933PK-5
Archer High School3,0739-12
Baggett Elementary School994PK-5
Baldwin Elementary944PK-5
Bay Creek Middle School1,3916-8
Beaver Ridge Elementary School981PK-5
Benefield Elementary School1,248PK-5
Berkeley Lake Elementary School808PK-5
Berkmar High School3,0899-12
Berkmar Middle School1,0656-8
Bethesda Elementary School1,105PK-5
Britt Elementary School598PK-5
Brookwood Elementary School1,477PK-5
Brookwood High School3,8809-12
Burnette Elementary School700PK-5
Camp Creek Elementary School1,447PK-5
Cedar Hill Elementary School867PK-5
Centerville Elementary School658PK-5
Central Gwinnett High School2,4449-12
Chattahoochee Elementary School1,119PK-5
Chesney Elementary School1,066PK-5
Coleman Middle School7506-8
Collins Hill High School2,6059-12
Cooper Elementary School1,509PK-5
Corley Elementary School1,093PK-5
Couch Middle School1,1016-8
Craig Elementary School1,084PK-5
Creekland Middle School1,7186-8
Crews Middle School1,4166-8
Dacula Elementary School1,183PK-5
Dacula High School2,5349-12
Dacula Middle School1,8136-8
Discovery High School2,7309-12
Duluth High School2,6669-12
Duluth Middle School1,2806-8
Duncan Creek Elementary1,569PK-5
Dyer Elementary School963PK-5
Ferguson Elementary School838PK-5
Five Forks Middle School1,2576-8
Fort Daniel Elementary School697PK-5
Freeman'S Mill Elementary School1,019PK-5
Grace Snell Middle School1,2586-8
Graves Elementary School1,051PK-5
Grayson Elementary School1,051PK-5
Grayson High School3,4809-12
Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (Give) West2226-12
Gwinnett Intervention Education (Give) Center East3326-12
Gwinnett Online Campus1,928PK-12
Gwinnett School Of Mathematics- Science And Technology1,2759-12
Gwin Oaks Elementary School1,056PK-5
Harbins Elementary School1,351PK-5
Harmony Elementary School627PK-5
Harris Elementary School612PK-5
Head Elementary School738PK-5
Hopkins Elementary School1,117PK-5
Hull Middle School1,2516-8
International Transition Center6326-12
Ivy Creek Elementary School1,559PK-5
Jackson Elementary School1,459PK-5
Jenkins Elementary School745PK-5
Jones Middle School1,7446-8
Jordan Middle School7746-8
Kanoheda Elementary School850PK-5
Knight Elementary School893PK-5
Lanier High School1,8619-12
Lanier Middle School1,2956-8
Lawrenceville Elementary School706PK-5
Level Creek Elementary School1,077PK-5
Lilburn Elementary School1,294PK-5
Lilburn Middle School1,6096-8
Lovin Elementary School891PK-5
Magill Elementary School1,312PK-5
Mason Elementary School926PK-5
Mcclure Health Science High School1,1719-12
Mcconnell Middle School2,0586-8
Mckendree Elementary School998PK-5
Meadowcreek Elementary School852PK-5
Meadowcreek High School2,6409-12
Mill Creek High School2,7459-12
Minor Elementary School886PK-5
Moore Middle School9366-8
Mountain Park Elementary School628PK-5
Mountain View High School2,2859-12
Mulberry Elementary School753PK-5
Nesbit Elementary School1,196PK-5
New Life Academy Of Excellence603PK-8
Norcross Elementary School773PK-5
Norcross High School2,3959-12
Northbrook Middle School9326-8
North Gwinnett High School3,0679-12
North Gwinnett Middle School2,2426-8
North Metro Academy Of Performing Arts215PK-5
Norton Elementary School1,005PK-5
Oakland Meadow School54PK-12
Osborne Middle School1,7236-8
Parkview High School3,2799-12
Parsons Elementary School874PK-5
Partee Elementary School777PK-5
Patrick Elementary School962PK-5
Paul Duke Stem High School1,3869-12
Peachtree Elementary School677PK-5
Peachtree Ridge High School3,3049-12
Pharr Elementary School807PK-5
Phoenix High School8739-12
Pinckneyville Middle School1,1366-8
Puckett'S Mill Elementary School749PK-5
Radloff Middle School1,3046-8
Richards Middle School2,0266-8
Riverside Elementary School963PK-5
Roberts Elementary School1,003PK-5
Rockbridge Elementary School999PK-5
Rock Springs Elementary School765PK-5
Rosebud Elementary School997PK-5
Seckinger High School2,0089-12
Shiloh Elementary School713PK-5
Shiloh High School2,2009-12
Shiloh Middle School1,5716-8
Simonton Elementary School726PK-5
Simpson Elementary School926PK-5
Snellville Middle School8766-8
South Gwinnett High School2,5889-12
Starling Elementary School1,249PK-5
Stripling Elementary School798PK-5
Sugar Hill Elementary School1,145PK-5
Summerour Middle School1,4116-8
Suwanee Elementary School651PK-5
Sweetwater Middle School1,4416-8
Sycamore Elementary School768PK-5
Taylor Elementary School866PK-5
Trickum Middle School2,2116-8
Trip Elementary School1,415PK-5
Twin Rivers Middle School1,6276-8
Walnut Grove Elementary School810PK-5
White Oak Elementary School709PK-5
Winn Holt Elementary School1,058PK-5
Woodward Mill Elementary School1,041PK-5

Contact information

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Gwinnett County Public Schools
437 Old Peachtree Road NW
Suwanee, GA 30024-2978
Phone: 678-301-6000


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gwinnett County Public Schools, "Interim Superintendent," accessed April 16, 2025
  2. ↑ North Gwinnett Voice, "Gwinnett County School System prepares for superintendent transition," accessed July 11, 2022
  3. ↑ The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Gwinnett school board to discuss superintendent search in private," accessed July 11, 2022
  4. ↑ Gwinnett County Public Schools, "J. Alvin Wilbanks," accessed October 28, 2019
  5. ↑ Gwinnett County Public Schools, "BCBI - Public Participation in Board Meetings," accessed July 20, 2021
  6. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  7. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  8. ↑ Gwinnett County Public Schools, "Teacher Performance-Based Salary Schedule 2024- 2025 School Year," accessed April 16, 2025
  9. ↑ Gwinnett County Public Schools, "Teacher Performance-Based Salary Schedule 2023- 2024 School Year," accessed February 4, 2024
  10. ↑ Gwinnett County Public Schools, "Teacher Performance-Based Salary Schedule: 2020 - 2021 School Year," accessed July 20, 2021
  11. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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