GCS By the Numbers


District Personnel
updated 11/29/12
Administrators, managers - 66
Principals - 123
Assistant Principals - 125
Elementary Teachers - 2,564
Secondary Teachers - 1,146
Other Classroom Teachers - 1,284
Guidance - 204
Psychological - 43
Librarian, Audiovisual - 115
Consultant, Supervisors
of Instruction - 33
Other Professionals - 569
Teacher Assistants - 1,181
Technicians - 84
Clerical, Secretarial - 523
Service Workers - 1,254
Skilled Crafts - 155
Laborers - 17
Total Full-Time Personnel - 9,486
Total Full- and Part-Time - 10,404
 
Where the Money Comes From
State Funds - $370,583,259
Local Funds - $183,019,973
Federal Funds - $45,146,626

How the Money is Used:
Salaries - $380,082,354 (63.5%)
Benefits - $115,627,944 (19.3%)
Supplies and Materials - $30,700,123 (5.1%)
Purchased Services - $57,250,680 (9.6%)
Capital Outlay - $390,060 (.1%)
Insurance, Transfers* -$4,041,391 (.7%)
*Includes transfer to charter schools
Reserve for Operational Expenses -$10,657,308 (1.8%)

Money spent per student
$8,095.81 (This amount does not include what we spend on capital, child nutrition, ACES, nor special revenue funds - funds for specific schools or programs versus district wide K-12 expenditure - i.e., magnet funds, Mission Possible, More at Four).

Number of Schools
Elementary - 68
Middle - 22
High - 28
Alternative - 8
(including Gateway, McIver, GCS Newcomers School, SCALE and High School Academy)
Total - 124
Some campuses, such as Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, house multiple grade levels, like middle and high school.

2012-13 Enrollment (20th Day)
Total - 72,585*

*does not include pre-K

Students
Languages/Dialects - 117
Countries Represented - 95
Special Education - 10,134
Advanced Learners - 13,111
Students on Free/Reduced Lunch - 56.58%

2012-13 Student Ethnic Composition
American Indian - 0.57%
Asian - 5.75%
Black - 40.76%
Hispanic - 12.03%
Multi-Racial - 3.74%
Pacific Islander - 0.15% 
White - 36.98%

2012 Graduate Information
Diplomas - 5,014
EC Certificates - 40
ESL Certificate - 0
ESL Diplomas - 145
Graduate Certificates - 41
National Merit Scholars - 18
National Merit Commended Students - 41
National Merit Semi Finalists - 28
National Merit Scholars Finalists - 24
Presidential Awards - 22
Military Academy Appointments - 54
North Carolina Scholars - 291


Scholarships
Year Total Dollars Awarded
2000-01  $30,955,696
2001-02  $35,140,293
2002-03  $40,580,599
2003-04  $49,552,025
2004-05  $50,291,338
2005-06  $56,089,484
2006-07  $68,133,168
2007-08  $77,055,614
2008-09  $78,906,328
2009-10  $110,558,436
2010-11  $119,994,198
2011-12  $139,050,955