By Elliott Brack, editor and publisher | Buford and Gwinnett County Public Schools score high on a ranking by Niche.com.
The Buford school district were ranked 137th out of 8,735 districts in the nation, while Gwinnett County Public Schools came in at No. 990 in the nation.
On its web site, the ranking niche.com says that it seeks to transform: “……the way people make big life decisions. By providing reviews and insight from everyday experts, we make choosing a neighborhood, college, or K-12 school a more transparent process.” Founded in 2002 by Carnegie Mellon University students as CollegeProwler.com, the site has since grown into one of the largest content startups in the country.
The survey results are based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents. A high ranking indicates that the district contains great schools with exceptional teachers, sufficient resources, and a diverse set of high-achieving students who rate their experiences very highly, the site says. Click here to see the individual rankings of these two districts.
Gwinnett’s school district teachers also ranked high on niche.com, scoring No. 415 among the nation’s 8,735 school districts.
The top 10 school districts in Georgia, as ranked by niche.com, were:
- Buford City Schools
- Decatur City Schools
- Oconee County Schools
- Forsyth County Schools
- Bremen City Schools
- Calhoun City Schools
- Gwinnett County Schools
- Carrollton City Schools
- Rome City Schools
- Morgan County Schools
Among private schools in Georgia, Killian Hill Christian School came in sixth; Wesleyan school was No. 17; Greater Atlanta Christian School scored 25th; and Providence Christian Academy was ranked 39th.
- To learn more, go to niche.com, then to k-12 and type in Gwinnett County Schools. To see how individual schools within Gwinnett ranked, go to https://k12.niche.com/mapsearch/ and type in the name of the school.
NEW SUBJECT: If you have a birthday coming up, it’s time to check your driver’s license to see if it expires soon. The licenses expire every five years.
Here’s one reason why: the firm sending out notices that your license is about to expires for the Department of Driver Services has gone bankrupt. Some may not get this notice in time to renew their license before it expires.
Not only that, but if it’s time to renew your license, go to the department’s online site and you may be able to renew without going to the local office. However, if you are age 64 or more, you must go to the offices to renew, for you must pass a vision test.
- To renew online, go to https://online.dds.ga.gov/onlineservices/preapply/.
This site is a busy one, allowing you to get a new car title, change your address, renew your driver’s license, and several more services.
Another suggestion: If you are applying for a license for the first time, be sure to bring several documents with you, including identification (certified U.S. birth certificate or passport); your Social Security card or W-2 form; and a utility bill or bank statement to show your current address.
One more item: When getting a new license or renewal, to the site above to “pre-apply” online. This will save you about 20-30 minutes of having to stand in line and await others who are filling in a form at the license office. If you have pre-applied, you go immediately to start the wait to get served!
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