The Cobb County School District is the second largest school system in Georgia and among the largest in the United States, with a current enrollment of 104,656. Its student population grows by nearly 2,000 each year, and with more than 13,800 full-time employees, nearly 8,400 of whom are classroom teachers and other certified personnel, the School District is the largest employer in the county. All Cobb County schools are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the district is among the first to have earned district-wide accreditation. Cobb schools have earned 16 National Blue Ribbon-No Child Left Behind School awards and 33 Georgia Schools of Excellence awards. In addition, individual schools, staff members and students receive numerous local, state and national awards each year. Parental and community involvement is a hallmark in the District, as demonstrated through 100 percent PTA participation in most schools, the addition of School Councils, and the Partners in Education Program ? a joint effort with the Cobb Chamber of Commerce ? that supports school-business partnerships in every Cobb school. The School District has 1056 Partners in Education as of winter 2006 and the numbers continue to grow.