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Lawrenceville, Georgia - 140 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Gwinnett County #170 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $13,113 per pupil, Gwinnett County ranks #125 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
181,814
Total Enrollment
140
Schools
$13,113
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Gwinnett County operates 140 public schools serving 181,814 students, placing it among the largest districts in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 79 combined, 29 middle, 24 high, 8 elementary schools, giving families in a major system a clear picture of grade-band coverage across a large portfolio before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Gwinnett County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $13,113 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.3% local, 42.0% state, and 13.7% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 32/100, ranked #170 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 26 of 140 schools offering Advanced Placement (540 AP courses district-wide), a 544:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 31.3% African American, 14.3% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Burnette Elementary School, with a diversity index of 77.6/100.
Its largest campus is Brookwood High School, enrolling 3,803 students (2% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Oakland Meadow School, at 68 students, a 56x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Gwinnett County school enrollment varies 56× across entities
Gwinnett County school enrollment ranges from 68 students (lowest) to 3,803 students (highest), a spread of 3,735 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Gwinnett County student-counselor ratio is 544:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Gwinnett County chronic absenteeism rate is 18.0% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Gwinnett County is typically wider than the Gwinnett County-aggregate figure suggests.
Gwinnett County has 140 schools, including 24 high, 29 middle, 79 combined, 8 elementary. Total enrollment is 181,814 students.
How much does Gwinnett County spend per student?
Gwinnett County spends $13,113 per student. The district has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #170 in Georgia.
What is the demographic composition of Gwinnett County?
Gwinnett County students are 37.7% Hispanic or Latino, 31.3% African American, 14.3% White, 12.0% Asian, averaged across 140 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Gwinnett County?
Gwinnett County has an equity score of 32/100, ranking #170 out of 216 districts in Georgia.