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
381	Terrell High School	Public	9-12	201 Greenwave Blvd	Dawson	39842	Terrell County	Terrell County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 995-2544	266	20	13	88.7%	6 (2.3%)	244 (91.7%)	13 (4.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	$21,122			$5,044			$16,079	16.2	22.1	343	38		130486001658
382	Griffin High School	Public	9-12	1617 W Poplar St	Griffin	30224	Spalding County	Griffin-Spalding County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 229-3752	1,505	86	17.5	98.7%	241 (16.0%)	929 (61.7%)	246 (16.3%)	10 (0.7%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	74 (4.9%)	$12,859			$1,139			$11,720	16	20	363	19		130252001092
383	Hapeville Charter Career Academy	Public, Charter	9-12	6045 Buffington Rd	Atlanta	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 766-0101	638	39	16.3	99.8%	2 (0.3%)	569 (89.2%)	53 (8.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$13,075			$571			$12,504	16	20	361	22		130228004045
384	Twiggs County High School	Public	9-12	375 Watson Dr	Jeffersonville	31044	Twiggs County	Twiggs County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 945-3112	230	18	12.9	74.8%	74 (32.2%)	140 (60.9%)	10 (4.3%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	$19,490			$2,486			$17,004	15.8	6.8	440	56		130522002446
385	McDonough High School	Public	9-12	155 Postmaster Dr	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(470) 615-3450	1,359	74	18.2	72.4%	40 (2.9%)	1,120 (82.4%)	116 (8.5%)	19 (1.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	61 (4.5%)	$12,752			$747			$12,005	15.8	18	375	10		130282001208
386	Taylor County High School	Public	9-12	52 RL McDougald Drive	Butler	31006	Taylor County	Taylor County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 862-3314	345	32	10.8	100.0%	168 (48.7%)	150 (43.5%)	11 (3.2%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	$18,947			$1,116			$17,831	15.5	20.8	354	32		130480002440
387	Thomasville High School	Public	9-12	315 S Hansell St	Thomasville	31792	Thomas County	Thomasville City	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 225-2634	742	50	14.9	87.7%	231 (31.1%)	467 (62.9%)	26 (3.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.2%)	$14,739			$1,207			$13,532	15.5	29.9	296	91		130495001673
388	Calhoun County High School	Public	9-12	133 Cougar Lane	Edison	39846	Calhoun County	Calhoun County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 310-2082	146	12	11.8	89.0%	1 (0.7%)	140 (95.9%)	5 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$19,988			$2,264			$17,724	15	8.9	425	37		130075004081
389	Towers High School	Public	9-12	3919 Brookcrest Cir	Decatur	30032	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-2202	876	53	16.5	100.0%	21 (2.4%)	676 (77.2%)	121 (13.8%)	31 (3.5%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	19 (2.2%)	$18,332			$1,720			$16,613	15	11.5	414	25		130174000686
390	Randolph Clay High School	Public	9-12	3451 Ga Highway 266	Cuthbert	39840	Randolph County	Randolph County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 732-2101	202	13	15.3	100.0%	1 (0.5%)	194 (96.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	$19,609			$1,779			$17,830	15	17.7	378	12		130435002427

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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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