Gainesville City vs Gwinnett County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Gainesville City Gwinnett County
Location Gainesville, Georgia Lawrenceville, Georgia
Total Enrollment 7,974 181,814
Number of Schools 9 140
Student:Teacher Ratio 15.3:1 14.5:1

Spending

Metric Gainesville City Gwinnett County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $20,757 $14,002
Federal Revenue 18.3% 13.7%
State Revenue 39.0% 42.0%
Local Revenue 42.6% 44.3%
Gainesville City
Federal State Local
Gwinnett County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Gainesville City Gwinnett County
White 12.9% 14.3%
African American 18.2% 31.3%
Hispanic or Latino 62.2% 37.7%
Asian 2.2% 12.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1% 0.2%
Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.1%
Multiracial 4.3% 4.4%
Free/Reduced Lunch 61.0% 46.5%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Gainesville City Gwinnett County
AP Courses Offered 13 540
Schools with AP 1 26
Avg Gifted Enrollment
Avg Counselor Ratio 593.9:1 544:1
Chronic Absenteeism 25.5% 18.6%

School Types

Gainesville City

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

Gwinnett County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 1
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 0

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.