The largest school district in Georgia has its largest number of graduates this year. Gwinnett County Public Schools had nearly 13,000 receive diplomas this month.
Graduation ceremonies for 22 of the district’s 23 diploma-granting high schools started with Phoenix High School on May 20 and wrap up on May 27 with Discovery High School. Paul Duke STEM High School opened this year, but has no senior class. The Class of 2020 will be the first graduates for this new theme school.
Here are a few facts about the graduates:
82% are headed to universities, colleges, and post-secondary schools
84.5% will attend school in Georgia
43 will matriculate at an Ivy League school
1,300-plus will attend one of the top 50 schools in the country or one of the top 25 public colleges or universities in the U.S. (based on U.S. News & World Report ranking).
$203.7 million in academic, athletic and military scholarships
18% of college-bound graduates were offered at least one scholarship.
$104.3 million in academic achievement scholarships
9 Posse scholars
2 Horatio Alger scholars
1 KPMG Future Leader scholarship
17 QuestBridge National College Match Scholarship
recipients
4 Gates Scholars.
$91 million in athletic scholarships.
21 young leaders received more than $8.3 million in scholarships from the Army, Navy, Coast Guard, and Merchant Marines
471 will serve their country through military service after graduation
1,200 students will enter the workforce after high school, many armed with credentials and certificates earned through career and technical education programs
500-plus plan to take “gap year” travel to mission work.
3,592 Honor Graduates
7,036 took Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate courses
1,619 seniors— an increase of nearly 400 students over last year — got a head start on college through the state’s dual-enrollment program, earning both high school and college credit.
Information: gwinnett.k12.ga.us
About the Author
