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)
130549001788	371	Washington County High School	Public	9-12	420 Riddleville Rd	Sandersville	31082	Washington County	Washington County	No	No	No	No	(478) 552-2324	896	49	18.1	77.5%	240 (26.8%)	600 (67.0%)	16 (1.8%)	9 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.1%)	$10,419			$252			$10,167	18.3	21.6	334	37
130261002043	372	West Hall High School	Public	9-12	5500 McEver Rd	Oakwood	30566	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 967-9826	1,241	78	15.9	51.5%	363 (29.3%)	110 (8.9%)	713 (57.5%)	25 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (2.4%)	$9,133			$226			$8,908	18.3	26.7	308	64
130102004381	373	Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	Public, Alternative	1-12	3609 Hopkins Streeet	Savannah	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6750	760	57	13.3	61.4%	128 (16.8%)	517 (68.0%)	63 (8.3%)	8 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (5.7%)								18.1			(n/a)
130519001712	374	Turner County High School	Public	9-12	316 Lamar St	Ashburn	31714	Turner County	Turner County	No	No	No	No	(229) 567-4377	356	36	10	100.0%	94 (26.4%)	229 (64.3%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.5%)	$13,274			$1,314			$11,960	18	12.3	398	24
130282001208	375	McDonough High School	Public	9-12	155 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3450	1,288	65	19.6	61.5%	40 (3.1%)	1,045 (81.1%)	126 (9.8%)	16 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	58 (4.5%)	$2,095			$272			$1,823	18	15.7	376	1
130183000824	376	Monroe High School	Public	9-12	900 Lippitt Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3316	1,078	66	16.4	100.0%	16 (1.5%)	1,016 (94.2%)	33 (3.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.9%)	$11,396			$1,439			$9,956	18	11.3	406	30
130207000909	377	Claxton High School	Public	9-12	602 Hendrix Street	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-5221	512	31	16.5	96.9%	198 (38.7%)	162 (31.6%)	140 (27.3%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	$8,708			$822			$7,886	17.8	19.8	347	30
130435002427	378	Randolph Clay High School	Public	9-12	3451 Ga Highway 266	Cuthbert	39840	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 732-2101	234	17	13.6	100.0%	2 (0.9%)	226 (96.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.7%)	$16,911			$1,567			$15,344	17.7	10.8	410	32
130363001364	379	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	17656 Roosevelt Hwy	Greenville	30222	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 672-4930	252	19	13.6	96.4%	55 (21.8%)	173 (68.7%)	12 (4.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.4%)	$11,519			$1,005			$10,515	17.3	12.6	397	18
130228002124	380	Tri-Cities High School	Public	9-12	2575 Harris St	East Point	30344	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 254-8200	1,483	86	17.3	100.0%	13 (0.9%)	969 (65.3%)	470 (31.7%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (1.8%)	$12,712			$445			$12,267	17.3	12.8	393	13

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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:

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

Charter Schools vs Regular Public Schools: Understanding the Key Differences