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)
130024000169	221	Banks County High School	Public	9-12	1486A Historic Homer Hwy	Homer	30547	Banks County	Banks County	No	No	No	No	(706) 677-2221	857	64	13.3	46.9%	705 (82.3%)	17 (2.0%)	95 (11.1%)	9 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (3.6%)	$9,784			$437			$9,347	43.2	45.8	202	19
130186001976	222	Alexander High School	Public	9-12	6500 Alexander Pkwy	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6000	1,823	103	17.7	41.2%	824 (45.2%)	577 (31.7%)	274 (15.0%)	25 (1.4%)	8 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	115 (6.3%)	$8,891			$284			$8,607	43.1	52.4	160	62
130324002403	223	Lanier County High School	Public	9-12	52 W Patten Ave	Lakeland	31635	Lanier County	Lanier County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 482-3868	451	30	14.9	86.3%	254 (56.3%)	121 (26.8%)	42 (9.3%)	7 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.3%)	$10,467			$439			$10,028	42.7	32	277	54
130084000330	224	Bowdon High School	Public	9-12	504 W College St	Bowdon	30108	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 258-5408	387	26	15.1	60.5%	278 (71.8%)	44 (11.4%)	34 (8.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.0%)	$11,007			$259			$10,748	42.5	46.5	198	26
130023504203	225	Foothills Regional High School	Public	9-12	2415 Jefferson Rd Ste B	Athens	30607	Clarke County	State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 795-2191	2,519	30	85.1	73.1%	1,145 (45.5%)	889 (35.3%)	319 (12.7%)	19 (0.8%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	138 (5.5%)	$9,769			$303			$9,466	42.4	50.7	168	57
130186002317	226	Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	4899 Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6200	1,609	82	19.6	48.1%	233 (14.5%)	1,008 (62.6%)	248 (15.4%)	23 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	92 (5.7%)	$8,708			$284			$8,425	42.3	41	226
130102004088	227	New Hampstead High School	Public	9-12	2451 Little Neck Rd	Bloomingdale	31302	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-6789	1,436	78	18.3	58.1%	292 (20.3%)	746 (51.9%)	259 (18.0%)	44 (3.1%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	90 (6.3%)	$8,235			$447			$7,788	42.2	45.6	203	24
130023204148	228	Georgia Cyber Academy (Virtual)	Public, Virtual, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1745 Phoenix Blvd Ste 100	Atlanta	30349	Fulton County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber Academy	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	(404) 334-4790	8,876	653	13.5	56.1%	2,673 (30.1%)	4,402 (49.6%)	911 (10.3%)	187 (2.1%)	41 (0.5%)	15 (0.2%)	647 (7.3%)	$8,419			$646			$7,773	42.1	51.3	167	61
130330002182	229	Liberty County High School	Public	9-12	3216 E Oglethorpe Hwy	Hinesville	31313	Liberty County	Liberty County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 876-4316	1,077	66	16.2	60.2%	299 (27.8%)	537 (49.9%)	141 (13.1%)	4 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	4 (0.4%)	89 (8.3%)	$10,081			$428			$9,653	42.1	41.5	221	8
130069000301	230	Jackson High School	Public	9-12	717 S Harkness St	Jackson	30233	Butts County	Butts County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 504-2340	1,070	62	17.2	83.2%	592 (55.3%)	359 (33.6%)	58 (5.4%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (5.3%)	$9,316			$404			$8,913	42	39.1	236	6

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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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