Gilbert Public Schools
School district based in Gilbert, Arizona / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Gilbert Unified School District #41 (GUSD), also known as Gilbert Public Schools (GPS), is a school district based in Gilbert, Arizona, United States in the Phoenix metropolitan area. The 60.26-square-mile (156.1 km2) district is the 7th largest in Arizona, and serves over 34,000 students at 39 schools across Gilbert, Chandler, and Mesa, Arizona.
Gilbert Public Schools | |
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Address | |
140 S. Gilbert Rd.
, Maricopa, Arizona, 85296United States | |
Coordinates | 33°21′09″N 111°42′06″W |
District information | |
Type | Public |
Motto | Technology. Scholarship. Innovation. |
Grades | Pre K-12 |
Established | 1913[1] |
Superintendent | Dr. Shane McCord[2] |
School board | 5 members |
Chair of the board | Dr. J. Charles Santa Cruz[2] |
Governing agency | Gilbert Public Schools Board |
Schools | 39[3] |
Budget | $293,190,000 (2016-17)[3] |
NCES District ID | 0403400[3] |
Students and staff | |
Students | 34,335 (2018-2019)[3] |
Teachers | 1,898.25 (2018-2019)[3] |
Staff | 1,983.40 (2018-2019)[3] |
Student–teacher ratio | 18.09 (2018-2019)[3] |
Other information | |
Teachers' unions | Arizona Education Association |
Website | www |
In 2018, the district was awarded "4th Best School District in America" by the National Council for Home Safety and Security and "Best Public School/District" in the Best of Gilbert 2018 issue of the East Valley Tribune.[4][5] As of spring 2019, thirteen GPS schools have earned the "A+ School of Excellence™ Award" from the Arizona Educational Foundation.[6]