Forsyth Central High School in Cumming GA

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Compare Details Forsyth Central High School ranks better than 71.6% of high schools in Georgia. It also ranks last among 7 ranked high schools in the Forsyth County School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2022 the calculated Average Standard Score was 58.14. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (59.6%), Hispanic (27%), Asian (4.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 23.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Forsyth County School District. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Forsyth Central High School is 16, which is the lowest among 7 high schools in the Forsyth County School District! (See more...)

Compare Forsyth Central High School employs 160 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Forsyth Central High School is $9,449, which is the 3^rd highest among 7 high schools in the Forsyth County School District.

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Forsyth Central High School:

SchoolDigger ranks Forsyth Central High School 122^nd of 429 Georgia public high schools. (See Forsyth Central High School in the ranking list.)

Forsyth County:

SchoolDigger ranks Forsyth County 8^th of 198 Georgia school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Forsyth Central High School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	GA State Percentile
2006	75.05	53^rd	335	84.2%
2007	77.11	49^th	358	86.3%
2008	76.21	59^th	370	84.1%
2009	80.68	40^th	372	89.2%
2010	77.90	62^nd	384	83.9%
2011	69.17	102^nd	402	74.6%
2012	74.72	70^th	396	82.3%
2013	67.52	95^th	425	77.6%
2014	70.02	77^th	425	81.9%
2015	66.41	75^th	435	82.8%
2016	69.24	65^th	426	84.7%
2017	71.33	56^th	420	86.7%
2018	72.14	63^rd	428	85.3%
2019	73.32	63^rd	438	85.6%
2021	65.72	80^th	410	80.5%
2022	58.14	122^nd	429	71.6%

Data source: test scores: Georgia Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

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by a parent
Monday, December 10, 2018

My daughter loves it here. Grades are excellent. Never any issues besides someone stealing a coat once. Good mixture of all kinds of kids. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, August 15, 2016

AAA

by a parent
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Very Very good school Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, August 22, 2013

FCHS is a wonderful school with many many positives. Like the other 4 high schools in the area there are issues, but no more than any of the others. I would not want my children to attend any other school! Close Quote

by a student
Thursday, November 29, 2012

When I went to this school is was the worst school i have ever been to. The students were mean and rude and there is a lot of illegal activities. On my first day on my ride home on the bus, I sat next to a student that was dipping tobacco. They were also selling cigarettes. I recommend you DO NOT GO TO THIS SCHOOL! Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, August 5, 2012

I'm giving this poor rating because Forsyth Central does a horrible job with special needs children. Poor is not what I would give the school overall. My friends and neighbors with regular ed kids are happy with the school. My rating would change if they would admit they are terrible with the special needs classification of child. This would give the special needs children the ability to go to the schools that do a good job with these children. Since I believe it is a fine school overall I wouldn't have commented but I believe parents who have a special needs child should be warned, STAY AWAY! They are so bad with these kids they forget who is the adult and who is the child. We finally moved to get away from them. He is thriving in his new school. His tutor even comment he can't believe how his knowledge has increased since the move, he is having a much easier time working with him. I don't believe the tutor should have to do the teaching. He should only help reinforce what the teachers should teach, nor can we afford to pay him to be the primary teacher. As a matter of fact when he was going to Central we would have spent less if we sent him to a private school. The only reason we didn't go the private school route is because we didn't know anyone going to these schools that could give us a recommendation. Being in the special needs community we got to know other special needs families that recommended another Forsyth county high school. Even though our child is special needs we are determined he will graduate with a regular ed diploma and not a special ed diploma. The teachers at the new school are helping him accomplish that goal. Again, we are thankful for the other Forsyth county high schools. I know we are a small segment of the population. If you have regular ed child please keep reading comments because I do believe Central will be fine for your child. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Forsyth Central High School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1378	1378
1991	0	0	0	0	0	n/a	n/a	1385	1385
1992	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1403	1403
1993	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	1390	1390
1994	1384	0	1	19	1	n/a	n/a	0	1405
1995	734	0	1	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
1996	734	0	1	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	754
1997	746	0	0	19	0	n/a	n/a	0	765
1998	907	0	0	24	1	n/a	n/a	0	932
1999	993	0	1	13	2	n/a	n/a	0	1009
2000	1064	0	0	40	3	n/a	n/a	0	1107
2001	1166	0	4	46	2	n/a	n/a	0	1218
2002	1438	6	10	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	1539
2003	1438	6	10	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	1539
2004	1602	5	11	127	2	n/a	n/a	0	1747
2005	1653	9	14	174	2	n/a	n/a	13	1865
2006	1684	8	19	211	3	n/a	n/a	18	1943
2007	1750	24	31	252	4	n/a	n/a	23	2084
2008	1392	18	23	240	5	n/a	n/a	19	1697
2009	1234	25	18	222	4	n/a	n/a	19	1522
2010	1062	36	22	273	7	4	26	0	1430
2011	992	51	24	278	9	2	24	0	1380
2012	984	42	26	289	16	2	36	0	1395
2013	1104	48	31	359	16	2	39	0	1599
2014	1248	76	38	365	17	1	46	0	1791
2015	1330	64	42	435	12	2	56	0	1941
2016	1444	70	63	521	8	2	58	0	2166
2017	1568	79	72	567	8	2	66	0	2362
2018	1652	76	89	637	10	2	72	0	2538
2019	1625	84	102	648	12	0	80	0	2551
2020	1612	96	117	672	13	1	74	0	2585
2021	1535	116	126	696	15	2	85	0	2575

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Forsyth Central High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1378	82.0	16.8	1.5
1991	1385	80.0	17.3	1.7
1992	1403	83.0	16.9	1.8
1993	1390	68.0	20.4	2.9
1994	1405	75.6	18.6	5.8
1995	754	50.5	14.9	5.8
1996	754	50.5	14.9	5.8
1997	765	43.0	17.8	8.5
1998	932	57.2	16.3	6.2
1999	1009	62.5	16.1	5.6
2000	1107	63.5	17.4	5.5
2001	1218	74.0	16.5	0
2002	1539	107.3	14.3	9.2
2003	1539	107.3	14.3	9.2
2004	1747	104.3	16.7	11.3
2005	1865	122.2	15.3	12.7
2006	1943	129.0	15.1	15.2
2007	2084	138.0	15.1	16.8
2008	1697	125.7	13.5	18.2
2009	1522	119.2	12.8	21.4
2010	1430	106.8	13.3	26.7
2011	1380	96.5	14.3	28.6
2012	1395	99.5	14.0	29.7
2013	1599	99.9	16.0	31.6
2014	1791	107.5	16.6	30.5
2015	1941	116.0	16.7	28.7
2016	2166	129.0	16.7	28.9
2017	2362	139.5	16.9	27.1
2018	2538	146.8	17.2	26.3
2019	2551	152.0	16.7	26.1
2020	2585	152.9	16.9	26
2021	2575	160.0	16.0	23.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch

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Student/Teacher Ratio Forsyth Central High School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1378	82.0	16.8	1.5
1991	1385	80.0	17.3	1.7
1992	1403	83.0	16.9	1.8
1993	1390	68.0	20.4	2.9
1994	1405	75.6	18.6	5.8
1995	754	50.5	14.9	5.8
1996	754	50.5	14.9	5.8
1997	765	43.0	17.8	8.5
1998	932	57.2	16.3	6.2
1999	1009	62.5	16.1	5.6
2000	1107	63.5	17.4	5.5
2001	1218	74.0	16.5	0
2002	1539	107.3	14.3	9.2
2003	1539	107.3	14.3	9.2
2004	1747	104.3	16.7	11.3
2005	1865	122.2	15.3	12.7
2006	1943	129.0	15.1	15.2
2007	2084	138.0	15.1	16.8
2008	1697	125.7	13.5	18.2
2009	1522	119.2	12.8	21.4
2010	1430	106.8	13.3	26.7
2011	1380	96.5	14.3	28.6
2012	1395	99.5	14.0	29.7
2013	1599	99.9	16.0	31.6
2014	1791	107.5	16.6	30.5
2015	1941	116.0	16.7	28.7
2016	2166	129.0	16.7	28.9
2017	2362	139.5	16.9	27.1
2018	2538	146.8	17.2	26.3
2019	2551	152.0	16.7	26.1
2020	2585	152.9	16.9	26
2021	2575	160.0	16.0	23.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Forsyth Central High School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2017	$252 (2.9%)	$8,496 (97.1%)	$8,747
2018	$266 (3.0%)	$8,632 (97.0%)	$8,899
2019	$228 (2.4%)	$9,221 (97.6%)	$9,449

Data source: Georgia Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Forsyth Central High School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Ranks 63^rd of 438 High schools	Ranks 80^th of 410 High schools	5.1%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Forsyth Central High School)	60.9	37.9	23%
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Forsyth County)	73.3	44.1	29.2%
End of Course American Literature and Composition (Georgia)	47.3	29.8	17.5%
End of Course Algebra I (Forsyth Central High School)	49	12.8	36.2%
End of Course Algebra I (Forsyth County)	76.3	62	14.3%
End of Course Algebra I (Georgia)	41.1	30.2	10.9%
End of Course Biology (Forsyth Central High School)	63.9	60.2	3.7%
End of Course Biology (Forsyth County)	76.6	68.4	8.2%
End of Course Biology (Georgia)	49	40.7	8.3%
End of Course United States History (Forsyth Central High School)	57.9	40.6	17.3%
End of Course United States History (Forsyth County)	70.5	51.1	19.4%
End of Course United States History (Georgia)	48.3	29.6	18.7%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Pandemic (2020-2021)	Change (%)
Total Students	2551	2575	0.9%
African American	84	116	38.1%
American Indian	12	15	25%
Asian	102	126	23.5%
Hispanic	648	696	7.4%
Pacific Islander	0	2
Two or More Races	80	85	6.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	26.1%	23.3%	2.9%

Elementary:	Cumming Elementary School
	George W. Whitlow Elementary
	Mashburn Elementary School
Middle:	Otwell Middle School

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