Best High Schools in Georgia

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
401	Brooks County High School	Public	6-12	1801 Moultrie Hwy	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2341	542	40	13.7	100.0%	145 (26.8%)	291 (53.7%)	80 (14.8%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.4%)	$16,921			$1,630			$15,292	13.3	26.1	321	80		130054000263
402	Crisp County High School	Public	9-12	2402 Cougar Alley	Cordele	31015	Crisp County	Crisp County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 276-3430	978	63	15.6	99.6%	285 (29.1%)	570 (58.3%)	74 (7.6%)	19 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (2.9%)	$14,718			$1,546			$13,171	13.2	16.6	386	16		130156000769
403	Stone Mountain High School	Public	9-12	4555 Central Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-6302	1,254	78	16	100.0%	31 (2.5%)	853 (68.0%)	211 (16.8%)	120 (9.6%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	32 (2.6%)	$17,587			$2,023			$15,564	13.1	14.5	399	4		130174000644
404	Independence High School	Public	9-12	791 Mimosa Blvd	Roswell	30075	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6339	129	12	10.7	62.0%	24 (18.6%)	45 (34.9%)	53 (41.1%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.9%)								13.1	20	362	42		130228001958
405	McNair High School	Public	9-12	1804 Bouldercrest Rd SE	Atlanta	30316	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 874-4902	779	60	12.9	100.0%	4 (0.5%)	688 (88.3%)	72 (9.2%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	$20,470			$2,062			$18,407	13.1	13.1	405			130174000712
406	Jordan Vocational High School	Public	9-12	3200 Howard Ave	Columbus	31904	Muscogee County	Muscogee County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 748-2819	1,040	82	12.6	100.0%	205 (19.7%)	501 (48.2%)	242 (23.3%)	10 (1.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	78 (7.5%)	$13,915			$1,655			$12,260	13	12.3	408	2		130387001430
407	Savannah-Chatham E-Learning Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	1-12	3609 Hopkins Streeet	Savannah	31405	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	Yes	Yes	(912) 395-5516	441	33	13.3	76.9%	88 (20.0%)	290 (65.8%)	29 (6.6%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	26 (5.9%)								12.9	18.1	373	34		130102004381
408	Greenville High School	Public	9-12	17656 Roosevelt Hwy	Greenville	30222	Meriwether County	Meriwether County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 672-4930	222	21	10.4	99.1%	59 (26.6%)	139 (62.6%)	16 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.6%)	$22,061			$2,552			$19,510	12.6	17.3	379	29		130363001364
409	Wilkinson County High School	Public	9-12	11481 Ga Highway 57	Mc Intyre	31054	Wilkinson County	Wilkinson County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 946-2441	328	28	11.9	100.0%	91 (27.7%)	193 (58.8%)	25 (7.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.2%)	$15,708			$1,258			$14,450	12.4	14.3	401	8		130579001841
410	Groves High School	Public	9-12	100 Priscilla D. Thomas way	Garden City	31408	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	No	(912) 395-2520	1,469	74	19.7	75.2%	119 (8.1%)	887 (60.4%)	367 (25.0%)	26 (1.8%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	64 (4.4%)	$14,705			$1,457			$13,248	12.2	16.7	385	25		130102000413
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
421	Webster County High School	Public	9-12	7168 Washington St	Preston	31824	Webster County	Webster County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 828-3365	58	6	9.2	100.0%	13 (22.4%)	37 (63.8%)	5 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)	$27,668			$2,330			$25,337	8.6	12.2	410	11		130558003575
422	Northeast High School	Public	9-12	1646 Upper River Rd	Macon	31211	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4157	794	52	15.2	63.6%	19 (2.4%)	739 (93.1%)	15 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	$15,152			$1,778			$13,375	8.3	11.2	416	6		130042001943
423	Gwinnett InterVention Education (GIVE) Center East	Public	6-12	723 Hi Hope Rd	Lawrenceville	30043	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 338-4855	334	42	8	71.3%	20 (6.0%)	204 (61.1%)	88 (26.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.8%)								8.3	7	436	13		130255000308
424	Westside High School	Public	9-12	1002 Patriots Way	Augusta	30907	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 868-4030	1,088	56	19.4	85.0%	98 (9.0%)	840 (77.2%)	79 (7.3%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	61 (5.6%)	$12,192			$1,131			$11,061	8.2	8.4	428	4		130438001542
425	Westside High School	Public	9-12	2851 Heath Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-3800	1,013	58	17.3	61.6%	31 (3.1%)	837 (82.6%)	97 (9.6%)	9 (0.9%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (3.5%)	$13,314			$1,715			$11,599	7.7	8.7	426	1		130042001918
426	Dooly County High School	Public	9-12	715 N 3rd St	Vienna	31092	Dooly County	Dooly County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 268-8181	329	24	13.7	82.4%	20 (6.1%)	216 (65.7%)	87 (26.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	$19,584			$3,816			$15,768	7.5	9.7	420	6		130180001889
427	The School of Liberal Studies at Savannah High	Public	9-12	400 Pennsylvania Ave	Savannah	31404	Chatham County	Savannah-Chatham County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 395-5050	575	54	10.5	85.0%	21 (3.7%)	518 (90.1%)	24 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	$21,265			$2,671			$18,595	7.5	13.5	404	23		130102003941
428	Carver High School	Public	9-12	55 McDonough Blvd SE	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-4415	544	41	13.3	100.0%	4 (0.7%)	522 (96.0%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	$27,778			$1,177			$26,601	7.5	6.9	439	11		130012004223
429	Hephzibah High School	Public	9-12	4558 Brothersville Rd	Hephzibah	30815	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 592-2089	1,041	62	16.7	97.7%	127 (12.2%)	802 (77.0%)	75 (7.2%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	3 (0.3%)	30 (2.9%)	$12,227			$1,415			$10,813	6.7	6.9	437	8		130438001549
430	Lanier College and Career Academy	Public	9-12	2723 Tumbling Creek Rd	Gainesville	30504	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 531-2330	169	25	6.8	67.5%	55 (32.5%)	9 (5.3%)	98 (58.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	$32,035			$2,826			$29,209	6.7	12	411	19		130261003403
431	Southwest High School	Public	9-12	1775 Williamson Rd	Macon	31206	Bibb County	Bibb County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 779-4459	860	52	16.5	70.6%	14 (1.6%)	792 (92.1%)	42 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	$14,249			$1,690			$12,558	6.5	7.1	435	4		130042001944
432	International Transition Center	Public	6-12	1335 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 226-7191	640	52	12.4	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	13 (2.0%)	616 (96.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$16,268			$1,110			$15,158	6.2	5.6	442	10		130255004257
433	The Hope Academy School	Public	6-12	200 Mooty Bridge Rd	LaGrange	30240	Troup County	Troup County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 812-7988	83	10	8.3	100.0%	8 (9.6%)	65 (78.3%)	6 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.8%)	$26,238			$1,205			$25,033	6			(n/a)		130000104369
434	Glenn Hills High School	Public	9-12	2840 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4924	839	48	17.3	100.0%	16 (1.9%)	739 (88.1%)	61 (7.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	17 (2.0%)	$12,180			$1,414			$10,766	5.5	5.4	444	10		130438001536
435	Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	6-12	4046 Chamblee Tucker Rd	Atlanta	30340	DeKalb County	State Specialty Schools II- Georgia Fugees Academy Charter	Yes	No	No	Yes	(470) 412-0571	165	15	11.3	98.2%	52 (31.5%)	50 (30.3%)	3 (1.8%)	60 (36.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$18,691			$1,446			$17,245	5.4	5.3	446	11		130026304378
436	DAC (Dodge County Achievement Center)	Public	6-12	1400 Dr Martin Luther King Jr	Eastman	31023	Dodge County	Dodge County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 374-4756	51	1	51	100.0%	22 (43.1%)	21 (41.2%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (11.8%)								5.4			(n/a)		130177004186
437	Josey High School	Public	9-12	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	625	41	15.2	100.0%	15 (2.4%)	521 (83.4%)	78 (12.5%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	$16,022			$1,565			$14,456	5.3	5.1	448	11		130438001533
438	Delta Innovative School	Public	6-12	1081 Barwick Rd	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2351	107	7	15.2	100.0%	40 (37.4%)	62 (57.9%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)								5.2	5.2	447	9		130054004264
439	Peach County Achievement Academy	Public	6-12	900 Campus Drive	Fort Valley	31030	Peach County	Peach County	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(478) 825-3441	60	7	9.2	100.0%	7 (11.7%)	49 (81.7%)	4 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								5.1	3.9	456	17		130405004682
440	Gwinnett Intervention Education Center (GIVE) West	Public	6-12	5550 Peachtree Industrial Blvd	Norcross	30071	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 246-5300	227	38	6	79.3%	11 (4.8%)	75 (33.0%)	126 (55.5%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.4%)								5	9.4	424	16		130255003690
441	EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	330 Tomlinson St	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-4101	213	24	8.9	66.7%	22 (10.3%)	155 (72.8%)	22 (10.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.1%)								4.7	4.9	450	9		130282004214
442	Bleckley County Success Academy	Public	6-12	140 Country Club Rd	Cochran	31014	Bleckley County	Bleckley County	No	No	No	Yes	(478) 934-1685	83	5	18.4	100.0%	41 (49.4%)	37 (44.6%)	3 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.4%)								4.6	8	430	12		130044004162
443	Second Chance	Public	6-12	102 North Clark Street	Claxton	30417	Evans County	Evans County	No	No	No	Yes	(912) 739-3993	55	3	18.9	100.0%	13 (23.6%)	25 (45.5%)	10 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (7.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.5%)								4.6			(n/a)		130207004287
444	Perry Career Academy - Eula Wilburn Ponds Perry Center for	Public	6-12	137 Spring St	Jonesboro	30236	Clayton County	Clayton County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 515-7601	887	66	13.4	100.0%	14 (1.6%)	590 (66.5%)	242 (27.3%)	13 (1.5%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.8%)								4.3	5.3	445	1		130123004279
445	Pleasant Valley Innovative School	Public	6-12	273 Harris Street	Eton	30724	Murray County	Murray County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 517-5355	64	10	6.5	100.0%	42 (65.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (29.7%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.1%)								4.2	4.7	452	7		130384003574
446	South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix	Public	6-12	1800 Massey Drive	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	No	(229) 431-1218	73	6	13.2	100.0%	2 (2.7%)	69 (94.5%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								4.1	4.1	455	9		130183004407
447	Butler High School	Public	9-12	2011 Lumpkin Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4959	878	52	17	100.0%	37 (4.2%)	770 (87.7%)	49 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (2.4%)	$12,383			$1,628			$10,755	4.1	5	449	2		130438001562
448	Classic City High School	Public	9-12	440 Dearing Ext	Athens	30606	Clarke County	Clarke County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 353-2323	58	7	8.2	82.8%	0 (0.0%)	54 (93.1%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.2%)								4	7.3	434	14		130117002831
449	Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	141	10	13.9	100.0%	83 (58.9%)	5 (3.5%)	47 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)								3.8	5.8	441	8		130570001073
450	Skyview High School	Public, Charter	9-12	5134 Old National Hwy	College Park	30349	Fulton County	Fulton County	Yes	No	No	Yes	(404) 418-8812	346	11	32.9	88.4%	0 (0.0%)	314 (90.8%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	$11,982			$725			$11,257	3.7	4.3	453	3		130228004225
451	Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy	Public	6-12	2930 Forrest Hills Dr SW	Atlanta	30315	Fulton County	Atlanta Public Schools	No	No	No	Yes	(404) 802-6950	147	37	3.9	100.0%	1 (0.7%)	141 (95.9%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								3.6	4.2	454	3		130012002798
452	New Beginning Learning Center	Public	6-12	1301 E College St	Bainbridge	39819	Decatur County	Decatur County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 243-6827	183	8	24	100.0%	50 (27.3%)	120 (65.6%)	7 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.3%)								3.3	6.9	438	14		130171004170

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