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Best School Counties in Georgia 2026

Ranked by graduation rates, per-pupil spending, and educational attainment.

Top 10 — Schools in Georgia

Score reflects schools only — not overall county quality.

1Towns County, GA
87.4
2Clay County, GA
81.7
3Fannin County, GA
79.9
4Dawson County, GA
76.7
5Oglethorpe County, GA
76.5
6Burke County, GA
76.3
7Glascock County, GA
76
8Calhoun County, GA
75.5
9Haralson County, GA
75.3
10Oconee County, GA
75.3

All Georgia Counties — Schools Rankings

159 counties ranked by schools score. Overall Score shown for context.

#CountySchools ScoreOverall Score
1Towns County, GA
87.4
68.1
2Clay County, GA
81.7
56
3Fannin County, GA
79.9
60.1
4Dawson County, GA
76.7
56.1
5Oglethorpe County, GA
76.5
53.4
6Burke County, GA
76.3
49.8
7Glascock County, GA
76
55.1
8Calhoun County, GA
75.5
57.7
9Haralson County, GA
75.3
46.6
10Oconee County, GA
75.3
54.7
11Habersham County, GA
74.2
55.5
12Rabun County, GA
74.2
50.8
13Bleckley County, GA
73.2
46.6
14Warren County, GA
72.9
58.4
15Appling County, GA
72.8
50.3
16Madison County, GA
72.2
48.3
17Glynn County, GA
71.9
40.9
18Union County, GA
71.7
62
19Floyd County, GA
71.3
38.1
20Lumpkin County, GA
70.6
55.3
21McIntosh County, GA
70.5
47.5
22Pickens County, GA
70
57.5
23Jasper County, GA
68.8
47.2
24Forsyth County, GA
68.6
58.5
25Wilcox County, GA
68.2
58.7
26Toombs County, GA
68
58.3
27Jackson County, GA
67.4
47.5
28Stewart County, GA
66.3
58.6
29Webster County, GA
65.8
65.2
30Putnam County, GA
65.4
43.8
31Hart County, GA
64.8
53
32Morgan County, GA
64.3
55.7
33Liberty County, GA
64.1
34.3
34Camden County, GA
63.2
45.6
35Lincoln County, GA
63
52.5
36Monroe County, GA
62.9
57.7
37Echols County, GA
62.5
60.8
38Fayette County, GA
62.1
50
39Atkinson County, GA
62
56
40Jefferson County, GA
61.6
45.8
41Seminole County, GA
61.5
45.5
42Irwin County, GA
61.2
44.1
43Murray County, GA
61.2
61.1
44Ware County, GA
60.5
54
45Stephens County, GA
60.1
46.9
46Dodge County, GA
60
45.5
47Turner County, GA
59.2
54.7
48Johnson County, GA
58.9
62.8
49Brantley County, GA
58.8
48.6
50Gordon County, GA
58.8
43.2
51Wheeler County, GA
58.8
60.9
52Greene County, GA
58.1
51.1
53Cook County, GA
58
52.6
54Bacon County, GA
57.3
51.8
55Sumter County, GA
57.2
32.8
56Franklin County, GA
57.1
51.5
57Crisp County, GA
56.8
34.3
58Carroll County, GA
56.7
42.1
59Walker County, GA
56.5
55
60Wayne County, GA
55.9
44.7
61Clinch County, GA
55.7
49.6
62Coweta County, GA
55.5
41.6
63Houston County, GA
55
38.2
64Hancock County, GA
54.8
51.8
65Charlton County, GA
54.1
53.1
66Early County, GA
54
43.5
67Cobb County, GA
53.5
45.4
68Catoosa County, GA
53.3
47.3
69Pike County, GA
53.3
49.3
70Walton County, GA
52.5
45.8
71Chatham County, GA
52.3
33.6
72Wilkinson County, GA
52.1
55.1
73Pulaski County, GA
52
45.1
74Bartow County, GA
50.8
44.6
75Brooks County, GA
50.7
41
76Telfair County, GA
50.7
55.9
77Schley County, GA
50.5
57.1
78Lowndes County, GA
50
31.9
79Cherokee County, GA
49.7
52.2
80Newton County, GA
49.5
35.4
81Ben Hill County, GA
49.1
37.7
82Paulding County, GA
49
43.2
83Effingham County, GA
48.7
49
84Jeff Davis County, GA
48.6
46.6
85Lanier County, GA
48.5
41.7
86Elbert County, GA
48.4
46.8
87Laurens County, GA
47.7
51.7
88Bryan County, GA
47.5
43.3
89Columbia County, GA
46.8
51.5
90Lee County, GA
46.7
42.3
91Grady County, GA
46.6
43.9
92Taylor County, GA
46.6
56.3
93Gilmer County, GA
46.3
51.3
94Screven County, GA
46.1
49.9
95Upson County, GA
45.6
47.1
96Coffee County, GA
45.5
47.4
97Spalding County, GA
45.5
31.7
98Marion County, GA
45.4
53.1
99Fulton County, GA
45.1
44.3
100Colquitt County, GA
44.5
40.7
101Talbot County, GA
44.4
43.7
102Terrell County, GA
44.1
47.9
103Chattooga County, GA
43.8
46.3
104Jones County, GA
43.6
48.9
105Quitman County, GA
43
60
106Banks County, GA
42.8
43.3
107Heard County, GA
42.5
51.1
108Hall County, GA
42.4
39
109Douglas County, GA
42.3
36
110Tattnall County, GA
42.3
49.8
111Rockdale County, GA
42.1
46.7
112Washington County, GA
41.6
45
113Baker County, GA
41.5
63.1
114Dade County, GA
41.5
63.5
115Mitchell County, GA
41.5
34.8
116Polk County, GA
41.3
43.6
117Decatur County, GA
41.2
30.7
118Jenkins County, GA
40.8
48.5
119Muscogee County, GA
40.5
29.4
120Thomas County, GA
39.9
32.8
121Tift County, GA
39.6
38.2
122Berrien County, GA
39.3
39.7
123Henry County, GA
39.1
35.1
124DeKalb County, GA
38.1
30.7
125Clarke County, GA
37.6
29.3
126Harris County, GA
37.4
55.8
127Pierce County, GA
37.1
35.2
128Twiggs County, GA
37.1
55.7
129Whitfield County, GA
35.6
40.2
130Treutlen County, GA
34
45.1
131Emanuel County, GA
33.9
43.6
132Baldwin County, GA
33.6
33.5
133Dougherty County, GA
33.6
29.6
134Butts County, GA
33.5
45.8
135Dooly County, GA
32.6
54.9
136Wilkes County, GA
32.1
39.7
137Lamar County, GA
31.9
44.5
138Peach County, GA
31.1
32
139Miller County, GA
30
54.3
140McDuffie County, GA
28.3
46.4
141Barrow County, GA
27.9
37.2
142Troup County, GA
27.6
26.4
143Montgomery County, GA
27.5
34
144Meriwether County, GA
27.3
38.9
145Bulloch County, GA
26.6
37
146Randolph County, GA
26.1
52.4
147Gwinnett County, GA
25.5
35.6
148Chattahoochee County, GA
25.3
54.6
149Crawford County, GA
23.9
46.1
150Long County, GA
23.2
44.8
151Bibb County, GA
22.3
21.5
152Evans County, GA
21.3
43.4
153Richmond County, GA
20.8
39
154Clayton County, GA
13.4
22.4
155Macon County, GA
13
47.4
156Worth County, GA
10.7
38.4
157White County, GA
9.7
45.9
158Taliaferro County, GA
4.8
51.7
159Candler County, GA
0.8
37.3

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