Second Gwinnett School Enrollment Count Released

Gwinnett County Public Schools announced an enrollment of 160,649 students in its second count conducted Monday, Aug. 15. This represents an increase of 3,690 students since the school system’s first count last Tuesday, Aug. 9.

The school system's “day-after-Labor Day” forecast is 162,459, according to Jorge Quintana, GCPS director of media relations. At this point, GCPS is 1,810 students below forecast. However, last year, the school system grew 1,796 second from the second count until its final count, Quintana reported. Based on these preliminary numbers, GCPS planners expect the school system's post-Labor Day enrollment to be very close to the forecast, he said.

School system planners will continue to monitor growth over the next few weeks. The remaining enrollment counts will be conducted on Aug. 22, Aug. 29, and Sept. 6. Historically, enrollment continues to climb during the year, with the post-Labor Day count more accurately reflecting school enrollment.

The chart accompanying this story shows the counts for individual schools.

Here are figures for schools in the Duluth Cluster:

Duluth High – Second Count 2476 – Forecast 2461 – Difference: 15

Duluth Middle – Second Count 1904 – Forecast 1911 – Difference: -7

Hull Middle School – Second Count 2283 – Forecast 2307 – Difference: -24

Berkeley Lake Elementary – Second Count 1140 – Forecast 1165 – Difference: 7

Chattahoochee Elementary – Second Count 1181 – Forecast 1165 – Difference: 16

Chesney Elementary – Second Count 1008 – Forecast 1050 – Difference: -42

B.B. Harris Elementary – Second Count 740 – Forecast 735 – Difference: 26