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
221	Hart County High School	Public	9-12	59 Fifth St	Hartwell	30643	Hart County	Hart County	No	No	No	No	(706) 376-5461	1,071	67	15.9	85.5%	633 (59.1%)	224 (20.9%)	135 (12.6%)	24 (2.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (4.9%)	$12,560			$953			$11,607	41.2	44.1	216	5		130273001193
222	Cass High School	Public	9-12	1000 Colonel Way NE	White	30184	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 606-5800	1,570	93	16.9	62.3%	778 (49.6%)	297 (18.9%)	366 (23.3%)	32 (2.0%)	4 (0.3%)	3 (0.2%)	90 (5.7%)	$13,644			$769			$12,875	41.2	43.9	218	4		130033000181
223	North Murray High School	Public	9-12	2662 Mount Carmel Church Rd	Chatsworth	30705	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 695-7760	961	64	14.9	83.4%	689 (71.7%)	6 (0.6%)	255 (26.5%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	$12,976			$512			$12,465	41.2	40.3	240	17		130384003849
224	Dalton High School	Public	9-12	1500 Manly St	Dalton	30720	Whitfield County	Dalton Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 278-8757	1,919	113	16.9	62.5%	345 (18.0%)	91 (4.7%)	1,387 (72.3%)	54 (2.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	39 (2.0%)	$12,396			$415			$11,981	41.1	36.4	260	36		130162000786
225	Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	4899 Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6200	1,646	88	18.7	57.4%	177 (10.8%)	1,071 (65.1%)	269 (16.3%)	33 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (5.7%)	$11,303			$426			$10,877	41	42.3	226	1		130186002317
226	LaGrange High School	Public	9-12	516 N Greenwood St	Lagrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	No	(706) 883-1590	1,399	80	17.5	87.2%	478 (34.2%)	606 (43.3%)	204 (14.6%)	45 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	64 (4.6%)	$13,177			$526			$12,651	40.8	50	186	40		130000100608
227	Paulding County High School	Public	9-12	1297 Villa Rica Hwy	Dallas	30157	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-8008	2,099	120	17.4	59.1%	898 (42.8%)	776 (37.0%)	275 (13.1%)	17 (0.8%)	4 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	128 (6.1%)	$11,883			$408			$11,475	40.7	48.3	198	29		130402001471
228	Telfair County High School	Public	9-12	458 S Third Ave	Mc Rae Helena	31055	Telfair County	Telfair County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 868-6096	388	29	13.4	100.0%	184 (47.4%)	148 (38.1%)	31 (8.0%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.2%)	$16,518			$876			$15,641	40.5	40.3	239	11		130483002442
229	Troup County High School	Public	9-12	1920 Hamilton Rd	LaGrange	30241	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	No	(706) 812-7957	1,272	72	17.7	94.1%	596 (46.9%)	493 (38.8%)	105 (8.3%)	19 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (4.2%)	$12,894			$603			$12,291	40.5	33.5	279	50		130000101964
230	iGrad Virtual Academy School	Public, Virtual	9-12	8871 Knox Bridge Hwy	Canton	30114	Cherokee County	Cherokee County	No	No	Yes	No	(770) 721-6680	210	10	21	21.4%	147 (70.0%)	14 (6.7%)	32 (15.2%)	5 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.7%)								40.4	44.3	215	15		130111004416

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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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