Best public high schools in Georgia

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A class of high schoolers as viewed from the rear.
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- Location: Cobb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,855 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#30. Pope High School
A student filling out a scantron form for a multiple choice test.
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- Location: Cobb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,945 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#29. Lassiter High School
A student talking to a teacher in the hallway.
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- Location: Cobb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,836 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#28. Kennesaw Mountain High School
A student standing next to their backpack as seen from the knee down.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,157 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#27. Roswell High School
Students walking down a hallway with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Cobb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,309 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#26. Hillgrove High School
A high school student doing a chemical experiment.
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- Location: City Schools of Decatur, GA
- Enrollment: 1,732 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#25. Decatur High School
A high school student sitting at a desk writing on a piece of paper.
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- Location: Cobb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,296 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#24. Wheeler High School
A student raising their hand in class.
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- Location: Dekalb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 327 (14:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#23. DeKalb School of the Arts
An empty school hallway lined with red lockers.
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- Location: Atlanta Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 688 (10:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#22. Atlanta Classical Academy
A student solving a math equation on a whiteboard.
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- Location: Clayton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 684 (21:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#21. Elite Scholars Academy School
A row of empty desks with notebooks and pencils on them.
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- Location: Fayette County Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,343 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#20. Starrs Mill High School
A hallway lined with green lockers.
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- Location: Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 3,087 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A
#19. North Gwinnett High School
A side view of a person using a laptop in the school library.
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- Location: Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 3,313 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#18. Peachtree Ridge High School
An empty classroom as viewed from the back.
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- Location: Forsyth County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,391 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#17. Denmark High School
A pencil case full of pens, pencils, and highlighters spilling on a table.
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- Location: Richmond County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 731 (15:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#16. Davidson Fine Arts Magnet School
A group of students walking down the hall with their backs facing the camera.
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- Location: Buford City Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,784 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#15. Buford High School
An overhead view of high school pupils in group study sitting around circular tables.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,826 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#14. Cambridge High School
Students using microscopes in science class.
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- Location: Fayette County Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,719 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#13. McIntosh High School
High school students studying and reading together in their school library.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,967 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#12. Johns Creek High School
Students raising their hands for class participation.
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- Location: Oconee County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,497 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#11. North Oconee High School
A stack of textbooks with pens on top of them next to an open notebook.
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- Location: Forsyth County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,355 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#10. South Forsyth High School
Two students sharing a book.
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- Location: Cobb County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,689 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#9. Walton High School
A high school student doing classwork on their laptop.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,856 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#8. Chattahoochee High School
A teacher writing an equation on a blackboard using chalk.
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- Location: Forsyth County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,941 (20:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#7. Lambert High School
Students' backpacks sitting on a hallway floor.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,153 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#6. Milton High School
Bookshelves at a high school's library.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,752 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#5. Northview High School
A stack of spiral noteboooks in front of a wooden background.
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- Location: Muscogee County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,171 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#4. Columbus High School
Two rows of red lockers.
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- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,198 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#3. Alpharetta High School
Empty desks in a high school classroom.
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- Location: Forsyth County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,141 (18:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+
#2. Alliance Academy for Innovation
A closeup of a student taking notes in class.
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- Location: Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,165 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: Grade A+

This story features data reporting and writing by Emma Rubin and is part of a series utilizing data automation across 50 states.

#1. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology
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