Stacker compiled a list of the best high schools in Georgia using data from the Niche. Niche uses seven weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on academics, but other factors include culture and diversity; sports; clubs and activities; resources; and surveys of parents, teachers, and students. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 2,024 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#25. Alpharetta High School
#24. Chattahoochee High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,730 (16:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#23. Northview High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Fulton County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,591 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#22. Lyndon Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Holly Springs, GA
- Enrollment: 189 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#21. Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 1,415 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#20. Mount Pisgah Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Johns Creek, GA
- Enrollment: 1,037 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#19. Lambert High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Forsyth County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 3,249 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#18. Heritage Preparatory School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 342 (4:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#17. Greater Atlanta Christian School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Norcross, GA
- Enrollment: 1,676 (8:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#16. Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Rabun Gap, GA
- Enrollment: 699 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#15. Notre Dame Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Duluth, GA
- Enrollment: 314 (5:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#14. Columbus High School
- School type: Public School
- Location: Muscogee County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,161 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#13. The Lovett School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 1,640 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#12. Pinecrest Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Cumming, GA
- Enrollment: 546 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#11. Alliance Academy for Innovation
- School type: Public School
- Location: Forsyth County Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,145 (19:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#10. Augusta Preparatory Day School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Augusta, GA
- Enrollment: 500 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#9. Woodward Academy - College Park
- School type: Private School
- Location: College Park, GA
- Enrollment: 2,567 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#8. Athens Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Athens, GA
- Enrollment: 875 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#7. The Walker School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Marietta, GA
- Enrollment: 974 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#6. The Paideia School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 1,001 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#5. Atlanta International School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 1,350 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#4. The Westminster Schools
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 1,888 (6:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#3. Fulton Science Academy Private School
- School type: Private School
- Location: Alpharetta, GA
- Enrollment: 985 (9:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#2. Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science & Technology
- School type: Public School
- Location: Gwinnett County Public Schools, GA
- Enrollment: 1,304 (17:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+
#1. Pace Academy
- School type: Private School
- Location: Atlanta, GA
- Enrollment: 1,154 (7:1 student to teacher ratio)
- Niche grade: A+