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Best High Schools in Fayette County, GA

Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

Schools

6,971

Students

5-star schools

Top rankedStarrs Mill High School16^th of 457 Georgia high schools

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Biggest riser

Starrs Mill High School up 4 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sandy Creek High School 13.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	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
McIntosh High School	Public	9-12	201 Walt Banks Rd	Peachtree City	30269	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 631-3232	1,762	101	17.4	19.0%	911 (51.7%)	184 (10.4%)	279 (15.8%)	276 (15.7%)	7 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	103 (5.8%)	87.4	18^th of 457 public high schools	96.1%		92.3	16^th of 451 public high schools	96.5%	2	76.7	76.5	65.3	$12,332	$218	$12,114
Starrs Mill High School	Public	9-12	193 Panther Path	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 486-2710	1,357	85	16.0	12.7%	935 (68.9%)	134 (9.9%)	133 (9.8%)	71 (5.2%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	77 (5.7%)	88.4	16^th of 457 public high schools	96.5%		90.5	20^th of 451 public high schools	95.6%	4	70.7	83.2	82.6	$13,721	$220	$13,501
Sandy Creek High School	Public	9-12	360 Jenkins Rd	Tyrone	30290	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 969-2840	1,189	88	13.5	45.1%	124 (10.4%)	740 (62.2%)	220 (18.5%)	30 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (5.7%)	51.6	160^th of 457 public high schools	65.0%		63.8	106^th of 451 public high schools	76.5%	54	28.0	53.3	41.5	$14,925	$420	$14,505
Fayette County High School	Public	9-12	1 Tiger Trl	Fayetteville	30214	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 460-3540	1,360	93	14.5	52.6%	136 (10.0%)	831 (61.1%)	235 (17.3%)	68 (5.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (6.5%)	56.7	126^th of 457 public high schools	72.4%		59.1	125^th of 451 public high schools	72.3%	1	48.0	48.7	49.6	$14,168	$386	$13,782
Whitewater High School	Public	9-12	100 Wildcat Way	Fayetteville	30215	Fayette County	Fayette County	No	No	No	No	(770) 460-3935	1,303	84	15.5	24.2%	708 (54.3%)	325 (24.9%)	149 (11.4%)	41 (3.1%)	5 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (5.7%)	81.3	36^th of 457 public high schools	92.1%		83	39^th of 451 public high schools	91.4%	3	63.6	73.5	73.9	$13,799	$222	$13,577

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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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