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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dawson County High School	0.0mi	Public	10-12	1665 Perimeter Rd	Dawsonville	30534	Dawson County	Dawson County	No	No	No	No	(706) 265-6555	880	57	15.5	41.6%	711 (80.8%)	12 (1.4%)	129 (14.7%)	15 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.4%)	60.3	109^th of 455 public high schools	76.0%		68	91^st of 451 public high schools	79.8%	18		41.6	47.5	$14,415	$532	$13,883
North Forsyth High School	9.4mi	Public	9-12	3635 Coal Mountain Dr	Cumming	30028	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 781-6637	2,151	130	16.5	22.9%	1,455 (67.6%)	131 (6.1%)	326 (15.2%)	154 (7.2%)	6 (0.3%)	1 (0.0%)	78 (3.6%)	66.3	81^st of 455 public high schools	82.2%		75.1	63^rd of 451 public high schools	86.0%	18	40.9	65.9	53.1	$12,360	$376	$11,984
Lumpkin County High School	11.3mi	Public	9-12	2001 Indian Dr	Dahlonega	30533	Lumpkin County	Lumpkin County	No	No	No	No	(706) 864-6186	1,125	73	15.3	44.2%	965 (85.8%)	8 (0.7%)	113 (10.0%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (2.8%)	60.6	105^th of 455 public high schools	76.9%		66.2	98^th of 451 public high schools	78.3%	7	35.3	57.2	61.7	$13,393	$352	$13,041
East Forsyth High School	12.0mi	Public	9-12	8910 Jot Em Down Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-1235	1,588	98	16.1	34.8%	1,099 (69.2%)	40 (2.5%)	370 (23.3%)	24 (1.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	50 (3.1%)	42.3	209^th of 455 public high schools	54.1%		59.8	120^th of 451 public high schools	73.4%	89	33.7	53.3	28.0	$12,762	$202	$12,560
Chestatee High School	12.8mi	Public	9-12	3005 Sardis Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 532-1162	1,245	82	15.1	62.6%	487 (39.1%)	27 (2.2%)	703 (56.5%)	8 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	18 (1.4%)	24.6	325^th of 455 public high schools	28.6%		30.1	296^th of 451 public high schools	34.4%	29	11.7	39.7	21.0	$12,480	$350	$12,130
Alliance Academy for Innovation	13.5mi	Public	9-12	1100 Lanier 400 Pkwy	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(470) 695-7823	1,145	60	19.2	9.0%	316 (27.6%)	18 (1.6%)	75 (6.6%)	706 (61.7%)	12 (1.0%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.5%)	95.5	3^rd of 455 public high schools	99.3%		97.3	2^nd of 451 public high schools	99.6%	1	88.4	91.8	88.0	$11,145	$200	$10,945
Forsyth Central High School	13.8mi	Public	9-12	131 Almon C. Hill Drive	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 887-8151	2,457	159	15.4	40.0%	1,130 (46.0%)	131 (5.3%)	822 (33.5%)	285 (11.6%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	73 (3.0%)	49.2	169^th of 455 public high schools	62.9%		64	105^th of 451 public high schools	76.7%	64	29.4	61.5	39.0	$14,126	$200	$13,926
North Hall High School	14.4mi	Public	9-12	4885 Mount Vernon Rd	Gainesville	30506	Hall County	Hall County	No	No	No	No	(770) 983-7331	1,164	72	16.2	31.6%	903 (77.6%)	17 (1.5%)	202 (17.4%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.4%)	47.6	177^th of 455 public high schools	61.1%		58.9	126^th of 451 public high schools	72.1%	51	45.1	53.4	32.6	$12,438	$338	$12,099
West Forsyth High School	15.4mi	Public	9-12	4155 Drew Rd	Cumming	30040	Forsyth County	Forsyth County	No	No	No	No	(770) 888-3470	2,503	139	18.0	13.9%	1,602 (64.0%)	122 (4.9%)	297 (11.9%)	372 (14.9%)	5 (0.2%)	1 (0.0%)	104 (4.2%)	65	89^th of 455 public high schools	80.4%		75.6	61^st of 451 public high schools	86.5%	28	40.9	69.3	46.3	$11,148	$226	$10,922
Gainesville High School	16.8mi	Public	9-12	830 Century Pl	Gainesville	30501	Hall County	Gainesville City	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 536-4441	2,077	137	15.2	56.8%	299 (14.4%)	369 (17.8%)	1,248 (60.1%)	88 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.0%)	72 (3.5%)	27.2	305^th of 455 public high schools	33.0%		37.1	252^nd of 451 public high schools	44.1%	53	16.4	32.6	36.1	$14,910	$785	$14,125

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