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)
130129000533	201	McEachern High School	Public	9-12	2400 New Macland Rd	Powder Springs	30127	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	No	(770) 222-3710	2,327	124	18.7	62.6%	142 (6.1%)	1,557 (66.9%)	514 (22.1%)	19 (0.8%)	12 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	81 (3.5%)	$8,019			$264			$7,755	47.5	47.6	190	11
130129000574	202	South Cobb High School	Public	9-12	1920 Clay Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2611	2,127	124	17.1	67.0%	146 (6.9%)	1,217 (57.2%)	690 (32.4%)	25 (1.2%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	44 (2.1%)	$9,290			$605			$8,684	47.5	40.5	231	29
130291001246	203	Irwin County High School	Public	9-12	149 Chieftain Cir	Ocilla	31774	Irwin County	Irwin County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 468-9421	480	38	12.6	67.3%	270 (56.3%)	173 (36.0%)	30 (6.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	$12,295			$828			$11,467	47.3	44.7	210	7
130393001023	204	Eastside High School	Public	9-12	140 Highway 142	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2920	1,621	84	19.3	45.6%	706 (43.6%)	695 (42.9%)	145 (8.9%)	18 (1.1%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (3.3%)	$9,445			$454			$8,991	47.1	42	219	15
130420001510	205	Cedartown High School	Public	9-12	167 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0490	1,453	66	22	78.0%	641 (44.1%)	157 (10.8%)	595 (40.9%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	52 (3.6%)	$8,013			$537			$7,475	46.8	38.2	242	37
130564001811	206	Wheeler County High School	Public	9-12	50 Snowhill Rd	Alamo	30411	Wheeler County	Wheeler County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 568-7166	264	18	14.6	89.4%	152 (57.6%)	96 (36.4%)	16 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$9,482			$675			$8,808	46.5	38	243	37
130225000961	207	Franklin County High School	Public	9-12	6570 Highway 145	Carnesville	30521	Franklin County	Franklin County	No	No	No	No	(706) 384-4525	1,048	65	16	49.3%	770 (73.5%)	98 (9.4%)	110 (10.5%)	21 (2.0%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.2%)	$10,057			$440			$9,617	46.5	51.9	164	43
130453001391	208	Seminole County Middle/High School	Public	6-12	5582 Ga Highway 39	Donalsonville	39845	Seminole County	Seminole County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 524-5135	703	56	12.6	100.0%	362 (51.5%)	283 (40.3%)	23 (3.3%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	27 (3.8%)	$9,888			$680			$9,208	46.1	36.6	255	47
130417000546	209	Pike County High School	Public	9-12	331 Pirate Dr	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(770) 567-8770	1,105	71	15.5	29.3%	966 (87.4%)	73 (6.6%)	25 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (3.3%)	$8,586			$232			$8,354	45.8	41.3	224	15
130570004053	210	Coahulla Creek High School	Public	9-12	3361 Crow Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	No	(706) 694-4900	986	57	17.2	57.5%	575 (58.3%)	14 (1.4%)	350 (35.5%)	7 (0.7%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (3.4%)	$8,053			$408			$7,645	45.5	48.9	181	29

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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:

Student-Teacher Ratios and their Impact on Class Sizes & School Selection

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