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)
130012003540	241	Carver High School Early College	Public	9-12	55 McDonough Blvd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4405	575	62	9.2	100.0%	3 (0.5%)	549 (95.5%)	18 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	$17,379			$1,019			$16,359	40	15.4	377	136
130297003423	242	Jasper County High School	Public	9-12	14477 Ga Highway 11 N	Monticello	31064	Jasper County	Jasper County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 468-5026	725	44	16.4	50.3%	477 (65.8%)	146 (20.1%)	62 (8.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (5.2%)	$9,676			$570			$9,107	39.8	46	199	43
130309001270	243	Jenkins County High School	Public	9-12	433 Barney Ave	Millen	30442	Jenkins County	Jenkins County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 982-4791	321	30	10.8	93.1%	120 (37.4%)	176 (54.8%)	20 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	$14,588			$1,042			$13,546	39.7	43.1	214	29
130420001509	244	Rockmart High School	Public	9-12	990 Cartersville Hwy	Rockmart	30153	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 684-5432	950	50	19	78.0%	671 (70.6%)	163 (17.2%)	50 (5.3%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (6.7%)	$8,856			$534			$8,322	39.6	33.4	267	23
130012001939	245	Maynard Jackson High School	Public	9-12	801 Glenwood Ave SE	Atlanta	30316	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5200	1,474	107	13.8	43.6%	240 (16.3%)	1,080 (73.3%)	109 (7.4%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	35 (2.4%)	$13,942			$846			$13,096	39.6	27.8	297	52
130189001707	246	East Laurens High School	Public	9-12	1010 Hwy 80 E	East Dublin	31027	Laurens County	Laurens County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 272-3144	648	48	13.3	84.9%	324 (50.0%)	263 (40.6%)	34 (5.2%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (2.9%)	$9,803			$763			$9,041	39	49.7	177	69
130186000864	247	Douglas County High School	Public	9-12	8705 Campbellton St	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6500	1,969	107	18.3	63.1%	126 (6.4%)	1,390 (70.6%)	323 (16.4%)	34 (1.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	91 (4.6%)	$8,660			$373			$8,287	38.8	34.5	262	15
130282003418	248	Woodland High School	Public	9-12	800 Moseley Dr	Stockbridge	30281	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 389-2784	1,334	70	18.9	42.3%	193 (14.5%)	857 (64.2%)	180 (13.5%)	32 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	72 (5.4%)	$8,586			$272			$8,313	38.7	42.8	215	33
130177003340	249	Dodge County High School	Public	9-12	350 Pearl Bates Ave	Eastman	31023	Dodge County	Dodge County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 374-7711	834	55	15	67.7%	472 (56.6%)	260 (31.2%)	62 (7.4%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	26 (3.1%)	$8,647			$767			$7,880	38.4	31.4	280	31
130186004034	250	New Manchester High School	Public	9-12	4925 Highway 92/166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2700	1,894	97	19.5	59.5%	75 (4.0%)	1,488 (78.6%)	266 (14.0%)	6 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	52 (2.7%)	$9,179			$284			$8,895	38.3	34.1	263	13

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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:

Per-Pupil Spending: Understanding the Breakdown of Federal, State, and Local Funds

No Child Left Behind (NCLB): A Comprehensive Analysis of Its Impact on Education