Balmy, geographically diverse Georgia has many excellent school districts to support its rapidly growing population. Like Florida, its neighbor to the south, Georgia school districts are mainly comprised of all the schools within a particular county, resulting in large districts with high enrollment figures and hundreds of teachers.

Georgia’s best school district is Forsyth County Schools, located in Cumming, GA. Totaling 36 schools in all, the district is the largest employer in the county, with a surplus of 4000 full-time employees and 1500 part-time substitutes. FCS’s academic achievements are considerable: the district boasts the highest SAT score, financial efficiency rating, and the highest graduation rate in metro-Atlanta.

Second ranked Jefferson City School District, serving Jefferson and other communities in Jackson County, is a comparatively smaller district, yet its Jefferson High School ranked in the top three statewide in student achievement.

City Schools of Decatur places third in the list. A charter school district of nine total schools; CSD students regularly achieve above average marks on standardized tests at all levels.

Fourth place Oconee County School District has achieved a number of accolades in recent years, including being one of just three systems in Georgia to receive a 5/5 financial efficiency rating.

Closing out the top five is the Fayette County School System, a large system comprised of 27 schools and several specialized learning centers.

Top School Districts in Georgia, 2018

State RankSchool DistrictState
1Forsyth CountyGeorgia
2Jefferson CityGeorgia
3Decatur CityGeorgia
4Oconee CountyGeorgia
5Fayette CountyGeorgia
6Cherokee CountyGeorgia
7Buford CityGeorgia
8Columbia CountyGeorgia
9Gwinnett CountyGeorgia
10Bryan CountyGeorgia
11Bremen CityGeorgia
12Union CountyGeorgia
13Cobb CountyGeorgia
14Fulton CountyGeorgia
15Effingham CountyGeorgia
16Walton CountyGeorgia
17Jackson CountyGeorgia
18Lowndes CountyGeorgia
19Lumpkin CountyGeorgia
20Stephens CountyGeorgia
21Schley CountyGeorgia
22Harris CountyGeorgia
23White CountyGeorgia
24Houston CountyGeorgia
25Lee CountyGeorgia
26Cartersville CityGeorgia
27Monroe CountyGeorgia
28Pickens CountyGeorgia
29Coweta CountyGeorgia
30Paulding CountyGeorgia
31Dawson CountyGeorgia
32Morgan CountyGeorgia
33Banks CountyGeorgia
34Trion CityGeorgia
35Towns CountyGeorgia
36Bleckley CountyGeorgia
37Pierce CountyGeorgia
38Catoosa CountyGeorgia
39Jones CountyGeorgia
40Camden CountyGeorgia
41Henry CountyGeorgia
42Chickamauga CityGeorgia
43Commerce CityGeorgia
44Marietta CityGeorgia
45Pike CountyGeorgia
46Habersham CountyGeorgia
47Oglethorpe CountyGeorgia
48Glynn CountyGeorgia
49Madison CountyGeorgia
50Carrollton CityGeorgia
51Barrow CountyGeorgia
52Gordon CountyGeorgia
53Bartow CountyGeorgia
54Floyd CountyGeorgia
55Rabun CountyGeorgia
56Carroll CountyGeorgia
57Calhoun CityGeorgia
58Heard CountyGeorgia
59Fannin CountyGeorgia
60Crawford CountyGeorgia
61Hall CountyGeorgia
62Walker CountyGeorgia
63Murray CountyGeorgia
64Rockdale CountyGeorgia
65Dalton CityGeorgia
66Dade CountyGeorgia
67Putnam CountyGeorgia
68Gilmer CountyGeorgia
69Franklin CountyGeorgia
70Bacon CountyGeorgia
71Social Circle CityGeorgia
72Rome CityGeorgia
73Douglas CountyGeorgia
74Berrien CountyGeorgia
75Glascock CountyGeorgia
76Ware CountyGeorgia
77Hart CountyGeorgia
78Lanier CountyGeorgia
79Brantley CountyGeorgia
80Bulloch CountyGeorgia
81Troup CountyGeorgia
82Johnson CountyGeorgia
83Lincoln CountyGeorgia
84Coffee CountyGeorgia
85Long CountyGeorgia
86Laurens CountyGeorgia
87Jeff Davis CountyGeorgia
88Whitfield CountyGeorgia
89Newton CountyGeorgia
90Liberty CountyGeorgia
91Cook CountyGeorgia
92Chatham CountyGeorgia
93Thomaston-Upson CountyGeorgia
94Polk CountyGeorgia
95Candler CountyGeorgia
96Butts CountyGeorgia
97Webster CountyGeorgia
98Appling CountyGeorgia
99Wilkes CountyGeorgia
100Taylor CountyGeorgia

Methodology

The following contributed to the ranking: student performance (math and reading test scores), dropout rates, school funding, and area poverty rates. Data was collected from a total of 9,577 school districts.

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