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
301	Worth County High School	Public	9-12	407 W Bryant Dr	Sylvester	31791	Worth County	Worth County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 776-8625	856	51	16.8	89.3%	477 (55.7%)	306 (35.7%)	31 (3.6%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	$11,701			$1,142			$10,559	29.8	41.8	231	70		130585001849
302	Redan High School	Public	9-12	5247 Redan Rd	Stone Mountain	30088	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-3602	1,052	59	17.8	100.0%	12 (1.1%)	894 (85.0%)	96 (9.1%)	19 (1.8%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	25 (2.4%)	$18,491			$1,960			$16,531	29.7	19.8	364	62		130174000636
303	Shiloh High School	Public	9-12	4210 Shiloh Rd	Snellville	30039	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 972-8471	2,096	133	15.7	69.3%	71 (3.4%)	1,277 (60.9%)	603 (28.8%)	67 (3.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	71 (3.4%)	$13,221			$878			$12,343	29.7	26.6	318	15		130255001937
304	Central High School	Public	9-12	2155 Napier Ave	Macon	31204	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-2292	892	58	15.4	55.5%	56 (6.3%)	758 (85.0%)	38 (4.3%)	10 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29 (3.3%)	$14,706			$1,641			$13,064	29.2	20.9	353	49		130042001942
305	Marion County Middle/High School	Public	6-12	1 Eagle Dr	Buena Vista	31803	Marion County	Marion County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 649-7520	687	44	15.5	97.2%	327 (47.6%)	221 (32.2%)	111 (16.2%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (2.8%)	$12,172			$450			$11,722	29.2	32.4	282	23		130354001346
306	Apalachee High School	Public	9-12	940 Haymon Morris Rd	Winder	30680	Barrow County	Barrow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 586-5111	1,949	132	14.7	60.9%	784 (40.2%)	380 (19.5%)	611 (31.3%)	74 (3.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	99 (5.1%)	$13,226			$721			$12,505	28.8	41.6	233	73		130029002350
307	Johnson High School	Public	9-12	3012 Sunset Blvd	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-6400	762	65	11.6	83.2%	25 (3.3%)	627 (82.3%)	68 (8.9%)	8 (1.0%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (3.7%)	$18,448			$1,587			$16,861	28.7	20.1	359	52		130102000382
308	Valdosta High School	Public	9-12	4590 Inner Perimeter Rd	Valdosta	31601	Lowndes County	Valdosta City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 333-8540	2,457	132	18.6	84.2%	249 (10.1%)	1,876 (76.4%)	207 (8.4%)	36 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	80 (3.3%)	$11,375			$927			$10,448	28.5	30.4	294	14		130531001732
309	Jefferson County High School	Public	9-12	1157 Warrior Trl	Louisville	30434	Jefferson County	Jefferson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 625-9991	635	45	14	97.0%	132 (20.8%)	427 (67.2%)	58 (9.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	$13,055			$741			$12,313	28.5	23	337	28		130306001291
310	Ridgeland High School	Public	9-12	2478 Happy Valley Rd	Rossville	30741	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 820-9361	1,284	89	14.4	95.6%	1,006 (78.3%)	108 (8.4%)	87 (6.8%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	78 (6.1%)	$12,834			$968			$11,865	28.5	34	278	32		130537002093

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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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