Gilbert Public Schools
| Gilbert Public Schools | |
|---|---|
Seal of GPS | |
| Address | |
140 S. Gilbert Rd.
, Maricopa, Arizona, 85296United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°21′09″N 111°42′06″W / 33.3524°N 111.7018°W |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Motto | Technology. Scholarship. Innovation. |
| Grades | Pre K-12 |
| Established | 1913 |
| Superintendent | Shane McCord |
| School board | 5 members |
| Governing agency | Gilbert Public Schools Board |
| Schools | 39 |
| Budget | $293,190,000 (2016-17) |
| NCES District ID | 0403400 |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 34,335 (2018-2019) |
| Teachers | 1,898.25 (2018-2019) |
| Staff | 1,983.40 (2018-2019) |
| Student–teacher ratio | 18.09 (2018-2019) |
| Other information | |
| Teachers' unions | Arizona Education Association |
| Website | www |
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.
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. As of 2025, fifteen GPS schools have earned the "A+ School of Excellence™ Award" from the Arizona Educational Foundation. And all GPS schools have achieved either an 'A' or 'B' letter grade for the 23/24 school year, rating them as excellent or highly performing by the Arizona Department of Education.