Gwinnett County Public Schools


Gwinnett County Public Schools is a school district operating in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. GCPS is the largest school system in Georgia, with 143 schools and an estimated enrollment of 180,000 students for the 2017-2018 year. GCPS is estimated to be the 14th largest school district in the U.S. The district has its headquarters in an unincorporated area near Suwanee.
GCPS was the winner of the 2010 Broad Prize for Urban Education. In 2014, GCPS was nominated for the Broad Prize for Urban Education once again, the first school district to have won the Broad Prize before and be nominated again in its first year eligible to win the prize.

Schools

The district's schools are grouped into 19 geographical attendance zones referred to as "clusters." Each cluster includes at least one high school, for which it is named.

Archer cluster

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Several schools and programs operate outside of the clusters to serve specific student needs. These include the following:
The district operates a school police department with full police powers under Georgia law. The department consists of 74 Police Officer Standards and Training certified armed officers, five full-time office staff members, eight dispatchers, and 24 non-police crossing guards.
The department is divided into three zones: North, South and West.
The officers are responsible for mentoring, counseling, education, and event security in addition to their normal duties as school security officers.