Gaston County Schools seeks $51 million from county commissioners
Gaston County Schools plans to ask Gaston County commissioners for $51.5 million to help operate the school district next school year.
Commissioners appropriated $49.8 million to Gaston County Schools after the district requested $53.25 million for the current school year. The budget request for next school year - $51.5 million - comes out to 3.4% more than what the school district received this school year.
Gaston County Schools’ total budget for the current school year amounts to nearly $310 million. It s unclear how much the district s total budget will be for next school year, as the state hasn t yet approved the state budget, which determines public school funding.
Students at Gaston County Schools have yet another choice in educational programs and pathways.
Denise McLean, Gaston County Schools’ executive director of student support services, recently announced the launch of the Gaston Early College of Medical Sciences – a healthcare-driven high school with four- and five-year pathways – ahead of the 2021-22 school year.
It’s the school districts 21st student choice program ever to be offered.
Students can earn their high school diploma, as well as an associate degree from Gaston College, while sticking to one of a number of concentrations, which include nursing, human services, human services technology, pre-medicine, biotechnology and medical office administration.