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

Eric Stirgus joined The Atlanta Journal-Constitution in 2001. He is the newsroom's education editor. 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.

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