The largest and the best

Georgia's largest school district, Gwinnett County Public schools has been cited as 1 of the best in the nation. They have always been aggressive in their instructional style, and it shows in their 84% graduation rate, with 90% of those attending college or other post secondary training.  Gwinnett County Schools  The system won $1 Million last year in college scholarships for low income students in their districts.  Their population is made up of 28% Black and 25% Hispanic.  When regular school ends at 2:30 pm, their community school offers classes for students, parents and the surrounding community from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm Monday thru Friday, and some special classes are held on Saturdays. All types of classes are offered from ballet, yoga,math,english, and defensive driving to cooking, arts and crafts, and computer. They have also partnered with a company called Georgia Public Web which provides internet services for all the schools and universities in the area.  Georgia Public Web: Your Hometown Connection Recently, they have had districts from out of state contacting them for advice on things they can do to have the success that Gwinnett County has experienced.