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Best High Schools in Buford, GA

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4,284

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5-star school

Top rankedBuford High School26^th of 452 Georgia high schools

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Biggest riser

Seckinger High School up 9 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Buford, Georgia is home to two high schools: Buford High School and Seckinger High School. Based on the available data, Buford High School emerges as the standout school in the area, consistently outperforming the state and district averages across various academic metrics.

Buford High School is ranked 26th out of 452 Georgia high schools, placing it in the top 6% statewide. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years, indicating excellent overall performance. In contrast, Seckinger High School is ranked 57th and has a 4-star rating. Additionally, Buford City school district, where Buford High School is located, is ranked 5th out of 206 districts in Georgia, while Gwinnett County, where Seckinger High School is located, is ranked 67th.

Further analysis reveals that Buford High School has a lower percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (32.45%) compared to Seckinger High School (46.26%), and a lower student-teacher ratio of 17.4 compared to 18.6 at Seckinger High School. These factors, along with the higher spending per student at Buford High School, may contribute to the school's strong academic performance.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition (2025)	Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2025)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2025)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment American Literature and Composition End of Course	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Buford High School	Public	9-12	2455 Buford Hwy	Buford	30518	Gwinnett County	Buford City	No	No	No	No	(770) 945-6768	1,966	115	17.1	34.9%	860 (43.7%)	265 (13.5%)	554 (28.2%)	176 (9.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	110 (5.6%)	87.5	26^th of 452 public high schools	94.2%		88	26^th of 458 public high schools	94.3%		65.8	70.6	77.0	63.2	$13,895	$141	$13,754
Seckinger High School	Public	9-12	3655 Sardis Church Road	Buford	30519	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(678) 288-0800	2,318	127	18.2	44.0%	608 (26.2%)	661 (28.5%)	497 (21.4%)	424 (18.3%)	9 (0.4%)	3 (0.1%)	116 (5.0%)	76.9	57^th of 452 public high schools	87.4%		75.6	66^th of 458 public high schools	85.6%	9	56.3	61.3	64.7	48.6	$12,034	$297	$11,738

Cities Near Buford

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sugar Hill	1.11 mi	7	31^st
Suwanee	4.07 mi	16	12^th
Cumming	4.7 mi	32	23^rd
Lawrenceville	5.72 mi	40	181^st
Dacula	7.07 mi	8	73^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Georgia Department of Education.

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