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
151	Emanuel County Institute	Public	6-12	102 North College Street	Twin City	30471	Emanuel County	Emanuel County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 763-2673	572	42	13.4	69.9%	338 (59.1%)	169 (29.5%)	45 (7.9%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.8%)	$13,858			$1,041			$12,818	53.8	52.9	166	15		130204000905
152	Berrien High School	Public	9-12	500 E Smith Ave	Nashville	31639	Berrien County	Berrien County	No	No	No	No	(229) 686-7428	850	57	14.9	85.2%	593 (69.8%)	104 (12.2%)	94 (11.1%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.5%)	$11,774			$403			$11,371	53.6	58.5	143	9		130039000192
153	Charlton County High School	Public	9-12	994 Indian Trl	Folkston	31537	Charlton County	Charlton County	No	No	No	No	(912) 496-2501	417	32	13.2	76.3%	232 (55.6%)	138 (33.1%)	12 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (8.2%)	$16,530			$678			$15,852	53.3	52	172	19		130099000358
154	Georgia School for Innovation and the Classics	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	5073 Storey Mill Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	State Specialty Schools I- Georgia School for Innovation and	Yes	No	No	Yes	(706) 434-8085	1,015	71	14.2		767 (75.6%)	125 (12.3%)	60 (5.9%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	53 (5.2%)	$10,345			$207			$10,138	53	51.9	173	19		130023804205
155	Fannin County High School	Public	9-12	360 Rebels Cir	Blue Ridge	30513	Fannin County	Fannin County	No	No	No	No	(706) 632-2081	824	59	14	83.0%	737 (89.4%)	5 (0.6%)	69 (8.4%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.0%)	$16,132			$373			$15,759	53	60.2	128	27		130210000912
156	Baconton Community Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	PK, KG-12	260 E Walton St	Baconton	31716	Mitchell County	State Specialty Schools II- Baconton Community Charter Scho	Yes	No	No	Yes	(229) 787-9999	941	70	13.3	88.3%	651 (69.2%)	157 (16.7%)	99 (10.5%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.2%)	$13,944			$1,501			$12,442	52.7	59.7	133	23		130025604363
157	LaFayette High School	Public	9-12	100 Rambler Dr	La Fayette	30728	Walker County	Walker County	No	No	No	No	(706) 638-2342	1,157	83	13.9	94.2%	993 (85.8%)	37 (3.2%)	48 (4.1%)	8 (0.7%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (6.0%)	$13,233			$1,438			$11,795	52.6	55.7	153	4		130537002286
158	Brantley County High School	Public	9-12	10804 Highway 82	Nahunta	31553	Brantley County	Brantley County	No	No	No	No	(912) 462-5121	921	61	15	69.3%	810 (87.9%)	33 (3.6%)	42 (4.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.8%)	$12,356			$591			$11,765	52.3	62.8	119	39		130048000258
159	Adairsville High School	Public	9-12	519 Old Highway 41 NW	Adairsville	30103	Bartow County	Bartow County	No	No	No	No	(770) 606-4151	1,206	72	16.7	48.8%	948 (78.6%)	76 (6.3%)	121 (10.0%)	11 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (4.0%)	$14,765			$781			$13,984	52.2	54.4	160	1		130033002352
160	Montgomery County High School	Public	9-12	100 Faye D Brewer Street	Mount Vernon	30445	Montgomery County	Montgomery County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 583-2296	264	21	12.5	100.0%	132 (50.0%)	74 (28.0%)	36 (13.6%)	5 (1.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.1%)	$16,396			$1,294			$15,102	51.7	45.2	212	52		130375002418

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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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