Georgia school data rankings

Compare regular public school districts by one measure at a time, then inspect the underlying profile. Of 180 regular districts, 180 report 2024–25 enrollment and 180 match the FY 2023 finance file. Charter, service, specialized, and other agencies remain in the directory but are excluded from these unlike comparisons.

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Showing 1–25 of 180 regular districts reporting enrollment. NCES CCD 2024–25.

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Districts ordered by the selected measure; positions describe data, not school quality
Position	District	City	Schools	Enrollment
1	Gwinnett County	Lawrenceville	141	182,518
2	Cobb County	Marietta	110	105,738
3	DeKalb County	Stone Mountain	129	91,752
4	Fulton County	Atlanta	103	87,019
5	Forsyth County	Cumming	42	54,864
6	Clayton County	Jonesboro	67	51,055
7	Atlanta Public Schools	Atlanta	87	49,945
8	Henry County	McDonough	53	43,012
9	Cherokee County	Canton	37	42,031
10	Savannah-Chatham County	Savannah	56	35,744
11	Paulding County	Dallas	34	31,426
12	Houston County	Perry	38	30,939
13	Muscogee County	Columbus	52	29,362
14	Richmond County	Augusta	49	28,923
15	Columbia County	Evans	30	28,566
16	Hall County	Gainesville	35	27,257
17	Douglas County	Douglasville	34	25,521
18	Coweta County	Newnan	29	23,064
19	Bibb County	Macon	35	21,334
20	Fayette County	Fayetteville	24	19,800
21	Newton County	Covington	22	18,672
22	Carroll County	Carrollton	24	16,400
23	Rockdale County	Conyers	18	15,342
24	Barrow County	Winder	17	15,313
25	Walton County	Monroe	15	14,783

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Largest school districts in Georgia

Ordered by 2024–25 reported membership. This is a scale comparison, not a quality ranking.

Rank	Name	Location	Students
1	Gwinnett County 141 schools	Lawrenceville	182,518
2	Cobb County 110 schools	Marietta	105,738
3	DeKalb County 129 schools	Stone Mountain	91,752
4	Fulton County 103 schools	Atlanta	87,019
5	Forsyth County 42 schools	Cumming	54,864
6	Clayton County 67 schools	Jonesboro	51,055
7	Atlanta Public Schools 87 schools	Atlanta	49,945
8	Henry County 53 schools	McDonough	43,012
9	Cherokee County 37 schools	Canton	42,031
10	Savannah-Chatham County 56 schools	Savannah	35,744
11	Paulding County 34 schools	Dallas	31,426
12	Houston County 38 schools	Perry	30,939
13	Muscogee County 52 schools	Columbus	29,362
14	Richmond County 49 schools	Augusta	28,923
15	Columbia County 30 schools	Evans	28,566
16	Hall County 35 schools	Gainesville	27,257
17	Douglas County 34 schools	Douglasville	25,521
18	Coweta County 29 schools	Newnan	23,064
19	Bibb County 35 schools	Macon	21,334
20	Fayette County 24 schools	Fayetteville	19,800
21	Newton County 22 schools	Covington	18,672
22	Carroll County 24 schools	Carrollton	16,400
23	Rockdale County 18 schools	Conyers	15,342
24	Barrow County 17 schools	Winder	15,313
25	Walton County 15 schools	Monroe	14,783

Source: NCES CCD LEA Membership, 2024–25.

Highest spending per pupil in Georgia

Ordered by FY 2023 current expenditure per pupil among districts with at least 200 students. District responsibilities and local costs differ.

Rank	Name	Location	Per pupil
1	Hancock County 652 students	Sparta	$25,667
2	Twiggs County 726 students	Jeffersonville	$23,591
3	Atlanta Public Schools 49,945 students	Atlanta	$23,046
4	Talbot County 364 students	Talbotton	$22,998
5	Stewart County 338 students	Lumpkin	$22,713
6	Randolph County 635 students	Cuthbert	$22,226
7	Clarke County 12,275 students	Athens	$21,012
8	Mitchell County 1,203 students	Camilla	$20,008
9	Baker County 287 students	Newton	$19,813
10	Quitman County 309 students	Georgetown	$19,785
11	Webster County 228 students	Preston	$19,755
12	Greene County 2,597 students	Greensboro	$19,636
13	Calhoun County 443 students	Morgan	$19,591
14	Burke County 3,841 students	Waynesboro	$19,444
15	Dooly County 1,067 students	Vienna	$19,422
16	Warren County 662 students	Warrenton	$19,118
17	Towns County 966 students	Hiawassee	$18,874
18	Dougherty County 12,910 students	Albany	$18,742
19	Wilkinson County 1,036 students	Irwinton	$18,397
20	Early County 1,482 students	Blakely	$18,154
21	Miller County 772 students	Colquitt	$18,152
22	Marietta City 8,664 students	Marietta	$17,612
23	Terrell County 921 students	Dawson	$17,581
24	Dublin City 2,370 students	Dublin	$17,579
25	Macon County 1,047 students	Oglethorpe	$16,984

Source: NCES School District Finance Survey (F-33), FY 2023. Resource measure only.

Georgia high schools with broad reported program access

Counts AP student enrollment, gifted programming, and computer-science classes reported in CRDC. This does not measure course quality, participation rates, or current availability.

Rank	Name	Location	Positive fields
1	Loganville High School 09–12 · 37 AP courses	Walton County	3 of 3
2	Milton High School 09–12 · 34 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
3	Walton High School 09–12 · 33 AP courses	Cobb County	3 of 3
4	Wheeler High School 09–12 · 33 AP courses	Cobb County	3 of 3
5	Rockdale County High School 09–12 · 33 AP courses	Rockdale County	3 of 3
6	Lambert High School 09–12 · 31 AP courses	Forsyth County	3 of 3
7	Chamblee High School 09–12 · 31 AP courses	DeKalb County	3 of 3
8	Johns Creek High School 09–12 · 31 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
9	Centennial High School 09–12 · 31 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
10	Cambridge High School 09–12 · 31 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
11	South Forsyth High School 09–12 · 30 AP courses	Forsyth County	3 of 3
12	Forsyth Central High School 09–12 · 30 AP courses	Forsyth County	3 of 3
13	Chattahoochee High School 09–12 · 30 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
14	Howard High School 09–12 · 30 AP courses	Bibb County	3 of 3
15	Northview High School 09–12 · 29 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
16	Campbell High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Cobb County	3 of 3
17	Harrison High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Cobb County	3 of 3
18	Alpharetta High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Fulton County	3 of 3
19	Midtown High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Atlanta Public Schools	3 of 3
20	Columbus High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Muscogee County	3 of 3
21	Jasper County High School 09–12 · 28 AP courses	Jasper County	3 of 3
22	Denmark High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Forsyth County	3 of 3
23	North Cobb High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Cobb County	3 of 3
24	Hillgrove High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Cobb County	3 of 3
25	Brunswick High School 09–12 · 27 AP courses	Glynn County	3 of 3

Source: CRDC 2021–22. At least two program fields must be known for inclusion.