Best High Schools in Georgia

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School														Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)							Ranking (2025 vs 2024)					ID
Rank (of 452)	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 (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Rank (2024)	Rank Change from 2024	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	ID
401	Brooks County High School	Public	6-12	1801 Moultrie Hwy	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2341	542	40	13.7	100.0%	145 (26.8%)	291 (53.7%)	80 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$16,921			$1,630			$15,292	13.3	26.1	321	80		130054000263
402	Crisp County High School	Public	9-12	2402 Cougar Alley	Cordele	31015	Crisp County	Crisp County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 276-3430	978	63	15.6	99.6%	285 (29.1%)	570 (58.3%)	74 (7.6%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	$14,718			$1,546			$13,171	13.2	16.6	386	16		130156000769
403	Stone Mountain High School	Public	9-12	4555 Central Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6302	1,254	78	16	100.0%	31 (2.5%)	853 (68.0%)	211 (16.8%)	120 (9.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$17,587			$2,023			$15,564	13.1	14.5	399	4		130174000644
404	Independence High School	Public	9-12	791 Mimosa Blvd	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6339	129	12	10.7	62.0%	24 (18.6%)	45 (34.9%)	53 (41.1%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)								13.1	20	362	42		130228001958
405	McNair High School	Public	9-12	1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4902	779	60	12.9	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	688 (88.3%)	72 (9.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,470			$2,062			$18,407	13.1	13.1	405			130174000712
406	Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	1,040	82	12.6	100.0%	205 (19.7%)	501 (48.2%)	242 (23.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.5%)	$13,915			$1,655			$12,260	13	12.3	408	2		130387001430
407	Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	3609 Hopkins Streeet	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(912) 395-5516	441	33	13.3	76.9%	88 (20.0%)	290 (65.8%)	29 (6.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)								12.9	18.1	373	34		130102004381
408	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	17656 Roosevelt Hwy	Greenville	30222	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 672-4930	222	21	10.4	99.1%	59 (26.6%)	139 (62.6%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$22,061			$2,552			$19,510	12.6	17.3	379	29		130363001364
409	Wilkinson County High School	Public	9-12	11481 Ga Highway 57	Mc Intyre	31054	Wilkinson County	Wilkinson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 946-2441	328	28	11.9	100.0%	91 (27.7%)	193 (58.8%)	25 (7.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$15,708			$1,258			$14,450	12.4	14.3	401	8		130579001841
410	Groves High School	Public	9-12	100 Priscilla D. Thomas way	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2520	1,469	74	19.7	75.2%	119 (8.1%)	887 (60.4%)	367 (25.0%)	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	64 (4.4%)	$14,705			$1,457			$13,248	12.2	16.7	385	25		130102000413

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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 August 15, 2025, 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.
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