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)
130504001693	281	Toombs County High School	Public	9-12	500 Bulldog Rd	Lyons	30436	Toombs County	Toombs County	No	No	No	No	(912) 526-4286	853	57	15	86.6%	441 (51.7%)	157 (18.4%)	211 (24.7%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.2%)	$8,682			$523			$8,159	32.6	32.1	275	6
130354001346	282	Marion County Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Buena Vista	31803	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 649-7520	679	41	16.4	82.5%	350 (51.5%)	208 (30.6%)	102 (15.0%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.2%)	$9,063			$620			$8,443	32.4	24.5	320	38
130360002413	283	McIntosh Academy	Public	9-12	8945 US Highway 17	Darien	31305	McIntosh County	McIntosh County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 437-6691	395	27	14.7	79.2%	198 (50.1%)	162 (41.0%)	9 (2.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (6.1%)	$11,857			$1,008			$10,849	32.3	26.8	306	23
130534001739	284	Vidalia Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	901 North St W	Vidalia	30474	Toombs County	Vidalia City	No	No	No	No	(912) 537-7931	732	53	13.9	52.6%	314 (42.9%)	334 (45.6%)	54 (7.4%)	9 (1.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.6%)	$9,458			$404			$9,054	32.1	38.4	240	44
130546001782	285	Warren County High School	Public	9-12	1253 Atlanta Hwy	Warrenton	30828	Warren County	Warren County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 465-3742	159	15	10.6	100.0%	16 (10.1%)	137 (86.2%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	$15,928			$828			$15,101	31.3	22	331	46
130477000780	286	Tattnall County High School	Public	9-12	1 Battle Creek Warrior Blvd	Reidsville	30453	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 557-4374	1,036	68	15.2	78.4%	522 (50.4%)	244 (23.6%)	217 (20.9%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	$7,812			$827			$6,984	31.1	36.9	250	36
130528001724	287	Upson-Lee High School	Public	9-12	268 Knight Trl	Thomaston	30286	Upson County	Thomaston-Upson County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 647-8171	1,178	78	15.1	70.5%	626 (53.1%)	430 (36.5%)	64 (5.4%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (4.3%)	$8,531			$586			$7,945	31	29.6	286	1
130357002183	288	Thomson High School	Public	9-12	1160 White Oak Rd	Thomson	30824	McDuffie County	McDuffie County	No	No	No	No	(706) 986-4200	986	63	15.6	89.1%	322 (32.7%)	579 (58.7%)	45 (4.6%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	34 (3.4%)	$8,883			$330			$8,553	30.9	25.4	315	27
130066001991	289	Burke County High School	Public	9-12	1057 Burke Veterans Pkwy	Waynesboro	30830	Burke County	Burke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 554-6691	1,170	78	15	100.0%	331 (28.3%)	737 (63.0%)	56 (4.8%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (3.5%)	$12,199			$755			$11,444	30.8	33.3	268	21
130006000010	290	Appling County High School	Public	9-12	482 Blackshear Hwy	Baxley	31513	Appling County	Appling County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 367-8610	1,060	63	16.9	80.1%	576 (54.3%)	255 (24.1%)	186 (17.5%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (3.5%)	$9,462			$656			$8,807	30.7	53.7	148	142

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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.

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