Best High Schools in Georgia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 458)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
130456001619	211	Stephens County High School	Public	9-12	323 Indian Trl	Toccoa	30577	Stephens County	Stephens County	No	No	No	No	(706) 886-6825	1,142	78	14.6	46.0%	842 (73.7%)	128 (11.2%)	73 (6.4%)	12 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	85 (7.4%)	$9,475			$494			$8,981	45.3	47	196	15
130375002418	212	Montgomery County High School	Public	9-12	100 Faye D Brewer Street	Mount Vernon	30445	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 583-2296	276	19	14.6	94.9%	132 (47.8%)	88 (31.9%)	44 (15.9%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	$11,001			$1,098			$9,903	45.2	53.1	155	57
130021403723	213	Mountain Education High School	Public	9-12	1963 Tom Bell Rd	Cleveland	30528	White County	State Specialty Schools I- Mountain Education High School	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 219-4664	2,581	136	19	30.2%	1,820 (70.5%)	110 (4.3%)	523 (20.3%)	16 (0.6%)	19 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	93 (3.6%)	$10,297			$451			$9,846	44.6	63.1	105	108
130402002188	214	East Paulding High School	Public	9-12	3320 E Paulding Dr	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 445-5100	1,905	109	17.4	37.7%	904 (47.5%)	597 (31.3%)	275 (14.4%)	20 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	100 (5.2%)	$8,676			$169			$8,507	44.3	50.2	173	41
130111004416	215	iGrad Virtual Academy School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8871 Knox Bridge Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 721-6680	241	20	12.1	16.6%	158 (65.6%)	25 (10.4%)	41 (17.0%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.4%)								44.3	55.8	141	74
130273001193	216	Hart County High School	Public	8-12	59 Fifth St	Hartwell	30643	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	No	(706) 376-5461	1,077	67	16.1	49.0%	675 (62.7%)	217 (20.1%)	119 (11.0%)	17 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.5%)	$9,883			$405			$9,478	44.1	49.8	176	40
130255001129	217	Central Gwinnett High School	Public	9-12	564 W Crogan St	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 963-8041	2,380	158	15	65.8%	236 (9.9%)	1,031 (43.3%)	899 (37.8%)	115 (4.8%)	3 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (3.9%)	$9,211			$686			$8,525	44	37.7	246	29
130033000181	218	Cass High School	Public	9-12	1000 Colonel Way NE	White	30184	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 606-5800	1,551	85	18.1	50.6%	843 (54.4%)	263 (17.0%)	328 (21.1%)	32 (2.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	77 (5.0%)	$8,298			$390			$7,909	43.9	44.7	209	9
130261001168	219	Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3155 Robert Wood Johnson Drive	Gainesville	30507	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-2394	1,290	93	13.8	67.7%	195 (15.1%)	49 (3.8%)	1,006 (78.0%)	24 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.2%)	$8,437			$441			$7,996	43.5	41.2	225	6
130093000350	220	Lakeview-Fort Oglethorpe High School	Public	9-12	1850 Battlefield Pkwy	Fort Oglethorpe	30742	Catoosa County	Catoosa County	No	No	No	No	(706) 866-0342	1,023	80	12.7	55.4%	782 (76.4%)	79 (7.7%)	86 (8.4%)	24 (2.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	44 (4.3%)	$9,973			$619			$9,354	43.4	47.4	191	29

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About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition, Milestones Assessment Algebra I, Milestones Assessment Biology, Milestones Assessment United States History test scores released by the Georgia Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on July 26, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Georgia Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Georgia Department of Education.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA): Transforming Education in America

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