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
411	Carver High School	Public	9-12	3100 8th St	Columbus	31906	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2499	887	62	14.4	100.0%	19 (2.1%)	793 (89.4%)	40 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (3.6%)	$12,725			$1,386			$11,339	12.2	12.3	409	2		130387001439
412	Central Elementary/High School	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	945 N Washington Ave	Talbotton	31827	Talbot County	Talbot County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 665-8577	364	43	8.4	99.2%	35 (9.6%)	323 (88.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	$24,540			$3,491			$21,049	12	11.9	413	1		130465001637
413	South Atlanta High School	Public	9-12	800 Hutchens Rd SE	Atlanta	30354	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-5025	942	51	18.5	99.9%	1 (0.1%)	835 (88.6%)	89 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	16 (1.7%)	$27,320			$1,619			$25,700	11.8	9.6	421	8		130012004240
414	Sumter County High School	Public	9-12	903 South Ga Tech Parkway	Americus	31719	Sumter County	Sumter County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 924-3653	1,037	68	15.3	91.9%	57 (5.5%)	782 (75.4%)	175 (16.9%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.4%)	$14,845			$2,470			$12,375	11.1	15.7	394	20		130462004415
415	Kendrick High School	Public	9-12	6015 Georgetown Dr	Columbus	31907	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 565-2960	840	56	14.9	100.0%	17 (2.0%)	726 (86.4%)	46 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	49 (5.8%)	$12,569			$1,383			$11,186	11	14.4	400	15		130387001421
416	Manchester High School	Public	9-12	405 N 5th Ave	Manchester	31816	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 846-8445	447	31	14.5	95.1%	154 (34.5%)	241 (53.9%)	17 (3.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.2%)	$16,316			$2,140			$14,176	10.9	12.4	407	9		130363001362
417	Spencer High School	Public	9-12	1000 Fort Benning Rd	Columbus	31903	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 683-8701	1,016	64	15.8	100.0%	26 (2.6%)	728 (71.7%)	206 (20.3%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	46 (4.5%)	$12,388			$1,504			$10,884	10.5	10.8	417			130387001418
418	Cross Creek High School	Public	9-12	3855 Old Waynesboro Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 772-8140	1,152	64	18.1	100.0%	221 (19.2%)	816 (70.8%)	60 (5.2%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.3%)	46 (4.0%)	$11,987			$1,491			$10,496	9.8	9.5	423	5		130438002339
419	Quitman County High School	Public	9-12	173 Kaigler Rd	Georgetown	39854	Quitman County	Quitman County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 334-4298	109	8	14.5	81.7%	12 (11.0%)	94 (86.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.8%)	$18,172			$1,677			$16,495	9.4	7.9	431	12		130429003850
420	Laney High School	Public	9-12	1339 Laney Walker Blvd	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 823-6900	736	43	17.1	100.0%	18 (2.4%)	678 (92.1%)	26 (3.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.8%)	$13,004			$1,704			$11,300	8.7	8	429	9		130438001573

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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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