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
201	North Clayton High School	Public	9-12	1525 Norman Dr	College Park	30349	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 994-4035	1,124	64	17.5	100.0%	4 (0.4%)	936 (83.3%)	129 (11.5%)	26 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.2%)	$14,140			$1,449			$12,691	44.7	23.6	335	134		130123000467
202	Jeff Davis High School	Public	9-12	156 Collins St	Hazlehurst	31539	Jeff Davis County	Jeff Davis County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 375-6760	835	50	16.8	92.5%	474 (56.8%)	133 (15.9%)	200 (24.0%)	6 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (2.6%)	$12,478			$606			$11,872	44.7	55.1	157	45		130300001259
203	McIntosh Academy	Public	9-12	8945 US Highway 17	Darien	31305	McIntosh County	McIntosh County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 437-6691	389	29	13.4	95.4%	197 (50.6%)	150 (38.6%)	11 (2.8%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.7%)	$15,482			$822			$14,660	44.7	32.3	283	80		130360002413
204	Harlem High School	Public	9-12	1070 Appling Harlem Rd	Harlem	30814	Columbia County	Columbia County	No	No	No	No	(706) 556-5980	1,318	73	18	42.2%	809 (61.4%)	262 (19.9%)	147 (11.2%)	14 (1.1%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	82 (6.2%)	$10,716			$227			$10,488	44.5	51.2	178	26		130141001885
205	Clarke Central High School	Public	9-12	350 S Milledge Ave	Athens	30605	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 357-5200	1,907	120	15.8	82.5%	502 (26.3%)	748 (39.2%)	523 (27.4%)	34 (1.8%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	94 (4.9%)	$17,068			$1,332			$15,736	44.3	50	187	18		130117000449
206	Cedartown High School	Public	9-12	167 Frank Lott Dr	Cedartown	30125	Polk County	Polk County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 748-0490	1,448	69	21.1	63.5%	642 (44.3%)	140 (9.7%)	597 (41.2%)	6 (0.4%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (4.2%)	$11,053			$689			$10,364	44.3	46.8	205	1		130420001510
207	Woodland High School	Public	9-12	800 Old Alabama Rd SE	Cartersville	30120	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 606-5870	1,456	89	16.3	58.4%	944 (64.8%)	114 (7.8%)	331 (22.7%)	13 (0.9%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.4%)	$13,868			$965			$12,903	44.2	58	144	63		130033001914
208	Appling County High School	Public	9-12	482 Blackshear Hwy	Baxley	31513	Appling County	Appling County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 367-8610	1,013	70	14.5	98.9%	523 (51.6%)	241 (23.8%)	197 (19.4%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (4.3%)	$13,236			$685			$12,551	44.1	30.7	290	82		130006000010
209	Murray County High School	Public	9-12	1001 Green Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-1414	1,068	65	16.4	93.2%	700 (65.5%)	7 (0.7%)	348 (32.6%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$11,525			$408			$11,117	44.1	34.3	273	64		130384001381
210	Eastside High School	Public	9-12	140 Highway 142	Covington	30014	Newton County	Newton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 784-2920	1,590	84	18.9	69.0%	599 (37.7%)	720 (45.3%)	170 (10.7%)	25 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	76 (4.8%)	$13,952			$751			$13,202	43	47.1	204	6		130393001023

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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.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

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