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)
130054000263	321	Brooks County High School	Public	6-12	1801 Moultrie Hwy	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2341	550	39	14.1	77.8%	147 (26.7%)	303 (55.1%)	80 (14.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.5%)	$13,396			$1,637			$11,759	26.1	17	365	44
130237001055	322	Glascock County Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1230 Panther Way	Gibson	30810	Glascock County	Glascock County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 598-2121	295	23	12.6	59.0%	255 (86.4%)	27 (9.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	$10,860			$397			$10,464	26	28.3	295	27
130123000473	323	Jonesboro High School	Public	9-12	7728 Mount Zion Blvd	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2855	1,488	84	17.6	73.4%	47 (3.2%)	1,031 (69.3%)	325 (21.8%)	37 (2.5%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (2.9%)	$7,633			$488			$7,145	25.8	19.8	348	25
130252002429	324	Spalding High School	Public	9-12	433 Wilson Rd	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3775	1,209	76	15.9	62.1%	496 (41.0%)	526 (43.5%)	125 (10.3%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	48 (4.0%)	$9,040			$611			$8,429	25.4	27.1	303	21
130123000477	325	Riverdale High School	Public	9-12	160 Roberts Dr	Riverdale	30274	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 473-2905	1,299	73	17.7	83.4%	14 (1.1%)	948 (73.0%)	279 (21.5%)	25 (1.9%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.2%)	$8,009			$527			$7,482	25.4	27	305	20
130192000884	326	Early County High School	Public	9-12	12020 Columbia St	Blakely	39823	Early County	Early County	No	No	No	No	(229) 723-3006	515	48	10.6	77.9%	76 (14.8%)	405 (78.6%)	8 (1.6%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (3.9%)	$10,433			$565			$9,868	25.3	15.1	379	53
130321001294	327	Lamar County High School	Public	9-12	1 Trojan Way	Barnesville	30204	Lamar County	Lamar County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 358-8641	826	51	16.1	68.4%	472 (57.1%)	263 (31.8%)	38 (4.6%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.7%)	$9,089			$643			$8,446	25	38.9	238	89
130123000474	328	Forest Park High School	Public	9-12	5452 Phillips Dr	Forest Park	30297	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 362-3890	1,684	96	17.5	76.2%	41 (2.4%)	636 (37.8%)	879 (52.2%)	85 (5.0%)	6 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (2.2%)	$7,557			$570			$6,987	24.2	22.1	329	1
130186000853	329	Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	2520 E County Line Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6700	1,564	87	18	80.6%	134 (8.6%)	745 (47.6%)	615 (39.3%)	9 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	10 (0.6%)	49 (3.1%)	$9,181			$353			$8,828	23.9	23.8	324	5
130255001905	330	Berkmar High School	Public	9-12	405 Pleasant Hill Rd NW	Lilburn	30047	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 921-3636	3,089	199	15.5	81.3%	64 (2.1%)	552 (17.9%)	2,233 (72.3%)	205 (6.6%)	4 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	30 (1.0%)	$9,496			$758			$8,738	23.9	25.6	314	16

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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:

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