Schools
Back to School: By the Numbers
School starts August 8, and Gwinnett County Public Schools is gearing up.
Gwinnett County students will return to school on August 8, in a little over two weeks. There will be new changes for students, a number of schools and educators. Get ready, get set, learn!
By the Numbers:
23,500,000: Miles driven in a year by Gwinnett County school buses
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162,459: Total number of students expected at the start of the 2011-2012 school year. Gwinnett County is the state's largest school district.
1,834: Number of that will transport students. Practice runs for buses begins August 1, so expect to see them traveling through a neighborhood near you.
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1,700: New students enrolled and ready to start school
530: New teachers expected to start the 2011-2012 school year. A special orientation for new teachers will start on their first day July 25.
160: Students signed up for the district
133: Facilities that will be operational for the new school year
33: New classrooms at , one of three schools with additional classroom space.
21: who will lead Gwinnett County schools. Five of those principals are in Snellville schools: at , Steven Frandsen at Annistown Elementary, Terry Watlington at Norton Elementary, Thomas Trippany at Shiloh Elementary, , who will start his first complete year at Snellville Middle.
6: Number of schools with new start times: Moore Middle in Lawreceville will start at 9:20 a.m., Duluth High will start at 7:20 a.m., Parkview High in Lilburn will start at 7:24 a.m., GIVE Center East will start at 7 a.m., New Life Academy of Excellence will start at 8 a.m. and Hooper Renwick School will start at 7:10 a.m.
5: Charter schools Gwinnett County sanctions or operates, including Ivy Prep in Norcross. school begins with a one-year contract
2: New schools in operation, including Moore Middle in Lawrecenville and the
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