Last updated:
Thursday, October 8, 2009 9:57 AM

District Personnel

Administrators, managers – 67
Principals – 118
Assistant Principals – 115
Elementary Teachers – 2,538
Secondary Teachers – 1,141
Other Classroom Teachers – 1,297
Guidance – 201
Psychological – 38
Librarian, Audiovisual – 115
Consultant, Supervisor – 34
Other Professionals – 500
Teacher Assistants – 1,204
Technicians – 78
Clerical, Secretarial – 508
Service Workers – 1,254
Skilled Crafts – 162
Laborers – 16
Total Full-Time Personnel – 9,386
Total Full- and Part-Time Personnel – 10,381

Where the Money Comes From:
State Funds – $368,665,024
Local Funds – $187,169,817
Federal Funds – $41,868,603

How the Money is Used:
Salaries - $401,172,742 – 67.11%
Benefits - $95,970,708 - 16.06%
Supplies and Materials - $29,380,629 – 4.92%
Purchased Services - $63,777,130 – 10.67%
Capital Outlay - $4,437,510 - .74%
Insurance, Transfers - $2,964,725 - .50%

Money spent per student: $8,397.54 (This amount does not include what we spend on capital, child nutrition or the ACES program.)

Number of Schools

Elementary - 67
Middle - 22
High – 26
Alternative - 7
(including Gateway, McIver, GCS Newcomers School, SCALE and High School Academy)
Total – 120

Some campuses, such as Penn-Griffin School for the Arts, house multiple grade levels, like middle and high school.

Enrollment

Elementary – 32,577
Middle – 16,363
High – 22,524
Total – 71,464

Students

Languages/Dialects – 150
Student Cultural and Ethnic Groups – 142
Special Education Students – 10,452
Advanced Learners – 10,028
Students on Free/Reduced Lunch – 49.79%

Student Ethnic Composition

American Indian – 0.5%
Asian – 5.5%
Black – 40.4%
Hispanic – 9.2%
White – 39.1%
Multi-Racial – 5.3%

2009 Graduate Information

Diplomas - 4,616
EC Certificates - 46
EC Diplomas - 317
ESL Certificates - 23
ESL Diplomas - 174
Foreign Exchange Certificates – 4
Graduate Certificates - 113
Governor's School - 25
National Merit Scholars - 14
National Merit Commended Students - 76
National Merit Semi Finalists – 17
National Merit Scholars Finalists – 16
Morehead-Cain Scholars - 4
Park Scholarships - 2
Presidential Scholars - 2
Military Academy Appointments - 27
North Carolina Scholars - 244

Scholarships

GCS students were offered a record $78,906,328 in scholarships. The class of 2008 earned about $2 million more than last year’s record amount.