10 numbers to know from Gwinnett’s school system budget
Gwinnett County school board members Thursday unanimously adopted a near $2 billion budget for the 2016-17 school year.
Here are 10 numbers behind the budget:
• $1,987,910,465 — how much money Gwinnett has approved spending for the fiscal year 2017 budget.
• $87.5 million — the increase in spending from the current budget.
• 3.8 percent — the average salary increase for teachers.
• 159 — the number of teachers hired to work at the two new schools Gwinnett will open this fall.
• 21.85 mills — the property tax rate, which is unchanged from last year.
• $20.8 million — the net additional revenue Gwinnett expects to receive from the state.
• $23.3 million — estimated increase in property tax revenue due to a rise in property values.
• $9 million — the increase in costs for state health insurance premiums.
• 48.3 percent — the percentage of revenue Gwinnett will receive from the state.
• $135.8 million — estimated federal funding to Gwinnett.
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Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He currently writes about higher education and has assisted in the newsroom’s COVID-19 vaccine coverage. Born and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y., Eric is active in the Atlanta Association of Black Journalists and the Education Writers Association and enjoys mentoring aspiring journalists.
