Best High Schools in Georgia

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 458)	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 (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
130570001073	441	Phoenix High School	Public	9-12	2300 Maddox Chapel Rd NE	Dalton	30721	Whitfield County	Whitfield County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 876-3600	185	10	17.9	83.8%	93 (50.3%)	3 (1.6%)	76 (41.1%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.4%)	$13,145			$1,286			$11,859	5.8	9.1	417	24
130255004257	442	International Transition Center	Public	6-12	1335 Old Norcross Rd	Lawrenceville	30046	Gwinnett County	Gwinnett County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 316-8944	632	52	12.2	91.1%	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.3%)	615 (97.3%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$14,836			$634			$14,202	5.6			(n/a)
130174002313	443	DeKalb Alternative School	Public, Alternative	3-12	5855 Memorial Dr	Stone Mountain	30083	DeKalb County	DeKalb County	No	No	No	Yes	(678) 676-2302	171	36	4.7	100.0%	1 (0.6%)	140 (81.9%)	25 (14.6%)	3 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	$36,032			$858			$35,174	5.4	4.5	441	2
130438001536	444	Glenn Hills High School	Public	9-12	2840 Glenn Hills Dr	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4924	852	75	11.4	100.0%	19 (2.2%)	768 (90.1%)	49 (5.8%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	13 (1.5%)	$9,756			$1,310			$8,445	5.4	6	434	10
130123004279	445	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	1,064	61	17.4	86.7%	17 (1.6%)	677 (63.6%)	327 (30.7%)	17 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (2.3%)	$5,897			$339			$5,558	5.3	6.2	431	14
130026304378	446	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	(678) 201-0451	174	15	11.9	74.7%	37 (21.3%)	70 (40.2%)	2 (1.1%)	64 (36.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)								5.3			(n/a)
130054004264	447	Delta Innovative School	Public	6-12	1081 Barwick Rd	Quitman	31643	Brooks County	Brooks County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 588-2351	111	7	17	92.8%	38 (34.2%)	62 (55.9%)	7 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.6%)	$4,855			$1,058			$3,797	5.2	8.7	418	29
130438001533	448	Josey High School	Public	9-12	1701 15th St	Augusta	30901	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 737-7360	636	62	10.3	100.0%	20 (3.1%)	540 (84.9%)	62 (9.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (1.9%)	$10,022			$1,235			$8,787	5.1	6.1	433	15
130438001562	449	Butler High School	Public	9-12	2011 Lumpkin Rd	Augusta	30906	Richmond County	Richmond County	No	No	No	Yes	(706) 796-4959	900	68	13.1	100.0%	46 (5.1%)	799 (88.8%)	38 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.8%)	$8,234			$972			$7,262	5	6.2	432	17
130282004214	450	EXCEL Academy	Public	6-12	330 Tomlinson St	McDonough	30253	Henry County	Henry County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 957-4101	223	18	12.3	75.3%	14 (6.3%)	176 (78.9%)	22 (9.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.5%)	$127,192			$1,846			$125,346	4.9			(n/a)

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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 July 26, 2024, 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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