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
181	Tucker High School	Public	9-12	5036 Lavista Rd	Tucker	30084	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-3702	1,614	109	14.8	85.4%	152 (9.4%)	853 (52.9%)	394 (24.4%)	153 (9.5%)	6 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	55 (3.4%)	$18,285			$1,715			$16,570	47.4	29.2	299	118		130174000669
182	Bainbridge High School	Public	9-12	1 Bearcat Blvd	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 248-2230	1,192	90	13.2	98.7%	413 (34.6%)	569 (47.7%)	165 (13.8%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (2.9%)	$14,403			$1,347			$13,056	47.2	59.2	137	45		130171000612
183	Jones County High School	Public	9-12	339 Railroad St	Gray	31032	Jones County	Jones County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 986-5444	1,614	99	16.3	37.7%	1,010 (62.6%)	481 (29.8%)	46 (2.9%)	6 (0.4%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	67 (4.2%)	$12,099			$697			$11,402	47.2	57.6	145	38		130315001279
184	Ware County High School	Public	9-12	700 Victory Dr	Waycross	31503	Ware County	Ware County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 287-2351	1,633	116	14.1	84.1%	715 (43.8%)	651 (39.9%)	143 (8.8%)	12 (0.7%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	107 (6.6%)	$13,956			$849			$13,107	47.1	56.1	150	34		130543001777
185	Cook High School	Public	9-12	9900 Highway 37	Adel	31620	Cook County	Cook County	No	No	No	No	(229) 896-2213	895	67	13.4		414 (46.3%)	308 (34.4%)	128 (14.3%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	36 (4.0%)	$12,269			$656			$11,613	47.1	59	139	46		130147003900
186	Villa Rica High School	Public	9-12	600 Rocky Branch Rd	Villa Rica	30180	Carroll County	Carroll County	No	No	No	No	(770) 459-5185	1,681	84	20	36.9%	730 (43.4%)	597 (35.5%)	221 (13.1%)	8 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	122 (7.3%)	$10,619			$426			$10,193	47	48.9	196	10		130084000324
187	Berrien Academy Performance Learning Center	Public, Charter	9-12	1015 Exum Rd	Nashville	31639	Berrien County	Berrien County	Yes	No	No	No	(229) 686-6576	61	1	46.9	90.2%	49 (80.3%)	3 (4.9%)	3 (4.9%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.2%)	$17,890			$222			$17,669	46.8	59.7	134	53		130039003523
188	Dutchtown High	Public	9-12	149 Mitchell Rd	Hampton	30228	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	No	(770) 515-7510	1,821	101	18	52.1%	38 (2.1%)	1,413 (77.6%)	174 (9.6%)	121 (6.6%)	4 (0.2%)	5 (0.3%)	66 (3.6%)	$12,356			$404			$11,952	46.6	50.3	185	3		130282003407
189	Tattnall County High School	Public	9-12	1 Battle Creek Warrior Blvd	Reidsville	30453	Tattnall County	Tattnall County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 557-4374	1,043	69	15.1	96.4%	507 (48.6%)	265 (25.4%)	225 (21.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	33 (3.2%)	$11,211			$1,072			$10,140	46.4	31.1	286	97		130477000780
190	Pike County High School	Public	9-12	331 Pirate Dr	Zebulon	30295	Pike County	Pike County	No	No	No	No	(770) 567-8770	1,075	72	15	36.5%	934 (86.9%)	72 (6.7%)	34 (3.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (3.0%)	$13,342			$1,312			$12,030	46.3	45.8	209	19		130417000546

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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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