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Public schools in Georgia

Georgia has 2,329 open public schools run by 256 districts and other education agencies, enrolling 1,744,185 students. Schools average 14.4 students per teacher, compared with 15.3 nationally.

State totals

Districts
256
Schools
2,329
Students
1,744,185
Teachers (FTE)
120,790
Students per teacher
14.4
US: 15.3
Charter schools
96
Total spending
$23.5 billion
2020 finance data
Spending per pupil
$13,517
2020 finance data. US: $16,826

In the 2020 finance data, districts in Georgia spent $13,517 per pupil, which is below the US figure of $16,826. Dollars are nominal and not adjusted for regional costs or inflation.

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School districts in Georgia

All 256 districts and agencies, largest first. Filter by name or city, or sort any column.
Gwinnett County Public SchoolsLawrenceville141182,51814.3$12,574
Cobb County Public SchoolsMarietta110105,73814.1$13,562
DeKalb County Public SchoolsStone Mountain12991,75213.6$14,583
Fulton County Public SchoolsAtlanta10687,01914.1$14,692
Forsyth County Public SchoolsCumming4254,86415.7$13,572
Clayton County Public SchoolsJonesboro6751,05514.8$12,680
Atlanta Public SchoolsAtlanta8749,94512.1$20,413
Henry County Public SchoolsMcDonough5343,01215.8$11,556
Cherokee County Public SchoolsCanton3742,03114.4$12,581
Savannah-Chatham County School DistrictSavannah5735,74413.0$15,246
Paulding County Public SchoolsDallas3431,42614.8$11,687
Houston County Public SchoolsPerry3830,93914.9$13,206
Muscogee County Public SchoolsColumbus5229,36214.0$12,204
Richmond County Public SchoolsAugusta4928,92314.4$13,053
Columbia County Public SchoolsEvans3028,56615.8$11,112
Hall County Public SchoolsGainesville3627,25714.4$13,258
Douglas County Public SchoolsDouglasville3525,52115.6$12,432
Coweta County Public SchoolsNewnan2923,06414.3$13,332
Bibb County Public SchoolsMacon3521,33413.8$14,213
Fayette County Public SchoolsFayetteville2419,80014.0$14,228
Newton County Public SchoolsCovington2218,67215.2$14,461
Carroll County Public SchoolsCarrollton2416,40015.2$12,701
Rockdale County Public SchoolsConyers1815,34213.5$14,822
Barrow County Public SchoolsWinder1715,31312.8$12,573
Walton County Public SchoolsMonroe1514,78315.3$12,004
Effingham County Public SchoolsSpringfield1314,56013.7$11,414
Bartow County Public SchoolsCartersville1914,01914.1$11,982
Dougherty County Public SchoolsAlbany2112,91013.6$13,856
Glynn County Public SchoolsBrunswick1712,75012.9$13,479
Clarke County Public SchoolsAthens2112,27510.2$17,482
Troup County Public SchoolsLaGrange1912,26214.3$11,933
Whitfield County Public SchoolsDalton2211,94213.1$13,478
Jackson County Public SchoolsJefferson1211,16013.9$16,170
Bulloch County Public SchoolsStatesboro1510,99914.3$11,510
Liberty County Public SchoolsHinesville1210,92516.2$12,311
Bryan County Public SchoolsPembroke1010,67714.1$12,582
Lowndes County Public SchoolsValdosta1110,61813.6$13,262
Catoosa County Public SchoolsRinggold1610,13412.8$12,439
State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber AcademyAtlanta19,95218.1$7,788
Camden County Public SchoolsKingsland129,75414.5$12,346
Griffin-Spalding County School DistrictGriffin189,35014.0$13,074
Floyd County Public SchoolsRome158,94913.7$13,947
Colquitt County Public SchoolsMoultrie138,76713.3$12,323
Marietta City School DistrictMarietta138,66411.7$16,957
Gainesville City School DistrictGainesville108,48015.3$16,319
Oconee County Public SchoolsWatkinsville128,47414.3$11,226
Walker County Public SchoolsLaFayette158,37911.9$12,258
Valdosta City School DistrictValdosta88,24714.8$11,848
Polk County Public SchoolsCedartown117,74514.7$11,945
Coffee County Public SchoolsDouglas127,64014.2$12,194
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Georgia district rankings

Ratio and spending lists include only districts with 1,000 or more students, so very small districts do not dominate. These are factual sorts, not quality ratings.

Largest districts

  1. 1.Gwinnett County Public Schools182,518
  2. 2.Cobb County Public Schools105,738
  3. 3.DeKalb County Public Schools91,752
  4. 4.Fulton County Public Schools87,019
  5. 5.Forsyth County Public Schools54,864
  6. 6.Clayton County Public Schools51,055
  7. 7.Atlanta Public Schools49,945
  8. 8.Henry County Public Schools43,012
  9. 9.Cherokee County Public Schools42,031
  10. 10.Savannah-Chatham County School District35,744

Lowest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.Mitchell County Public Schools10.0
  2. 2.Clarke County Public Schools10.2
  3. 3.Early County Public Schools10.8
  4. 4.Taylor County Public Schools11.5
  5. 5.Burke County Public Schools11.6
  6. 6.Marietta City School District11.7
  7. 7.Greene County Public Schools11.8
  8. 8.Walker County Public Schools11.9
  9. 9.Treutlen County Public Schools12.0
  10. 10.Atlanta Public Schools12.1

Highest student-teacher ratio

  1. 1.State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School52.7
  2. 2.State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Connections Academy31.2
  3. 3.State Specialty Schools I- Mountain Education High School21.7
  4. 4.State Specialty Schools I- Dubois Integrity Academy19.4
  5. 5.State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber Academy18.1
  6. 6.Long County Public Schools17.4
  7. 7.Calhoun City School District16.9
  8. 8.Lamar County Public Schools16.3
  9. 9.Liberty County Public Schools16.2
  10. 10.State Specialty Schools I- Coastal Plains High School15.9

Highest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.Crawford County Public Schools$25,965
  2. 2.Sumter County Public Schools$23,079
  3. 3.Peach County Public Schools$21,880
  4. 4.Fannin County Public Schools$21,089
  5. 5.Ben Hill County Public Schools$20,550
  6. 6.Atlanta Public Schools$20,413
  7. 7.Tattnall County Public Schools$19,478
  8. 8.Evans County Public Schools$19,026
  9. 9.Heard County Public Schools$19,018
  10. 10.Mitchell County Public Schools$18,862

Lowest spending per pupil (2020)

  1. 1.State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Connections Academy$6,430
  2. 2.State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber Academy$7,788
  3. 3.State Specialty Schools I- Coastal Plains High School$8,902
  4. 4.State Specialty Schools I- Foothills Regional High School$9,118
  5. 5.Long County Public Schools$9,577
  6. 6.State Specialty Schools I- Mountain Education High School$9,624
  7. 7.State Specialty Schools II- Academy For Classical Education$10,209
  8. 8.Jefferson City School District$10,515
  9. 9.Pike County Public Schools$10,545
  10. 10.Lee County Public Schools$10,709

Most charter schools

  1. 1.Atlanta Public Schools19
  2. 2.DeKalb County Public Schools8
  3. 3.Fulton County Public Schools7
  4. 4.Savannah-Chatham County School District6
  5. 5.Clayton County Public Schools2
  6. 6.Greene County Public Schools2
  7. 7.Gwinnett County Public Schools1
  8. 8.Cobb County Public Schools1
  9. 9.Douglas County Public Schools1
  10. 10.State Specialty Schools I- Georgia Cyber Academy1

Schools by level

482 high schools, 484 middle schools and 1,310 elementary schools. The largest of each are listed below; use search or a district page for the rest.

High schools 482

  1. Brookwood High School Snellville, 3,803 students
  2. Grayson High School Loganville, 3,627 students
  3. Lambert High School Suwanee, 3,249 students
  4. Parkview High School Lilburn, 3,216 students
  5. Peachtree Ridge High School Suwanee, 3,155 students
  6. Lowndes High School Valdosta, 3,152 students
  7. Campbell High School Smyrna, 3,085 students
  8. Archer High School Lawrenceville, 3,058 students
  9. North Gwinnett High School Suwanee, 3,033 students
  10. North Paulding High School Dallas, 3,015 students
  11. Cherokee High School Canton, 3,012 students
  12. East Coweta High School Sharpsburg, 3,001 students
  13. Berkmar High School Lilburn, 2,975 students
  14. Camden County High School Kingsland, 2,912 students
  15. Osborne High School Marietta, 2,790 students

Middle schools 484

  1. North Gwinnett Middle School Sugar Hill, 2,360 students
  2. Trickum Middle School Lilburn, 2,204 students
  3. Richmond Hill Middle School Richmond Hill, 2,022 students
  4. McConnell Middle School Loganville, 2,009 students
  5. Richards Middle School Lawrenceville, 1,974 students
  6. Dacula Middle School Dacula, 1,866 students
  7. Osborne Middle School Hoschton, 1,816 students
  8. Jones Middle School Buford, 1,758 students
  9. Sequoyah Middle School Atlanta, 1,713 students
  10. Creekland Middle School Lawrenceville, 1,693 students
  11. E. T. Booth Middle School Woodstock, 1,675 students
  12. Twin Rivers Middle School Buford, 1,669 students
  13. Thomas County Middle School Thomasville, 1,665 students
  14. Lilburn Middle School Lilburn, 1,636 students
  15. Willis A. Sutton Middle School Atlanta, 1,619 students

Elementary schools 1,310

  1. Carrollton Elementary School Carrollton, 1,894 students
  2. Duncan Creek Elementary Hoschton, 1,593 students
  3. Sawnee Elementary School Cumming, 1,591 students
  4. Trip Elementary School Grayson, 1,589 students
  5. Godley Station School Savannah, 1,585 students
  6. Cooper Elementary School Loganville, 1,520 students
  7. Cartersville Primary School Cartersville, 1,507 students
  8. Ivy Creek Elementary School Buford, 1,507 students
  9. Alcova Elementary School Dacula, 1,467 students
  10. Jackson Elementary School Lawrenceville, 1,430 students
  11. Camp Creek Elementary School Lilburn, 1,425 students
  12. Brookwood Elementary School Snellville, 1,422 students
  13. Floyd L. Shelton Elementary School at Crossroad Dallas, 1,389 students
  14. Poole's Mill Elementary Cumming, 1,384 students
  15. Buford Senior Academy Buford, 1,368 students

Cities with the most public schools

Neighbouring states

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.