Best High Schools in Georgia

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The list is updated annually upon the release of the Milestones Assessment test scores by the Georgia Department of Education. The most recent update was on Friday, July 26, 2024.

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NOTE: 2024 rankings for Georgia schools were revised on September 30^th after the GA Department of Education's late release of the 2024 math scores.

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)
130261001161	171	North Hall High School	Public	9-12	4885 Mount Vernon Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-7331	1,138	74	15.3	25.7%	914 (80.3%)	6 (0.5%)	189 (16.6%)	8 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (1.8%)	$9,318			$245			$9,073	52.1	50.3	170	1
130099000358	172	Charlton County High School	Public	9-12	994 Indian Trl	Folkston	31537	Charlton County	Charlton County	No	No	No	No	(912) 496-2501	452	30	15.2	60.4%	260 (57.5%)	136 (30.1%)	19 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (7.3%)	$10,379			$402			$9,977	52	62.6	109	63
130023804205	173	Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5073 Storey Mill Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia School for Innovation and	Yes	No	No	Yes	(706) 434-8085	969	68	14.3	0.3%	764 (78.8%)	105 (10.8%)	49 (5.1%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	7 (0.7%)	40 (4.1%)	$8,297			$142			$8,155	51.9	53.3	150	23
130255001118	174	Duluth High School	Public	9-12	3737 Brock Rd	Duluth	30096	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 476-5206	2,644	154	17.1	55.1%	326 (12.3%)	622 (23.5%)	1,268 (48.0%)	324 (12.3%)	6 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	93 (3.5%)	$8,817			$582			$8,235	51.9	55.8	140	34
130267001183	175	Haralson County High School	Public	9-12	1655 Georgia Highway 120	Tallapoosa	30176	Haralson County	Haralson County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 574-7647	945	69	13.6	85.0%	842 (89.1%)	25 (2.6%)	38 (4.0%)	4 (0.4%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	$10,488			$466			$10,022	51.7	56.6	138	37
130243003374	176	Sonoraville High School	Public	9-12	7340 Fairmount Hwy SE	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Gordon County	No	No	No	No	(706) 602-0320	1,142	69	16.5	49.4%	932 (81.6%)	28 (2.5%)	142 (12.4%)	10 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (2.3%)	$9,633			$492			$9,141	51.5	46	200	24
130057002396	177	Bryan County High School	Public	9-12	1234 Camellia Dr	Pembroke	31321	Bryan County	Bryan County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 626-5060	608	51	11.8	60.9%	395 (65.0%)	145 (23.8%)	33 (5.4%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (4.8%)	$10,129			$300			$9,830	51.4	37.8	244	67
130141001885	178	Harlem High School	Public	9-12	1070 Appling Harlem Rd	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 556-5980	1,223	71	17.3	33.1%	754 (61.7%)	255 (20.9%)	118 (9.6%)	14 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	81 (6.6%)	$7,885			$188			$7,698	51.2	51.7	165	13
130072000305	179	Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	355 S River St	Calhoun	30701	Gordon County	Calhoun City	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 629-9213	1,274	63	20.3	55.2%	597 (46.9%)	83 (6.5%)	520 (40.8%)	28 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	43 (3.4%)	$8,036			$551			$7,485	51.2	37.7	245	66
130489002146	180	Thomas County Central High School	Public	8-12	4686 US Highway 84 Byp W	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomas County	No	No	No	No	(229) 225-5050	1,517	102	14.9	76.8%	852 (56.2%)	484 (31.9%)	109 (7.2%)	16 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	51 (3.4%)	$10,300			$431			$9,869	51	47.6	189	9

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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.
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