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Georgia: the counties with the highest-performing public schools

129 counties

Georgia public school districts ranked by enrollment-weighted state-assessment proficiency across the county. Counties need at least 3 schools and 1,000 students to qualify.

#CountyStateSchoolsStudents% Proficient
1Oconee CountyGA128,47476.1%
2Pierce CountyGA53,64767.8%
3Fayette CountyGA2620,37564.5%
4Forsyth CountyGA4254,86463.8%
5Bryan CountyGA1010,67760.4%
6Camden CountyGA129,75459.5%
7Haralson CountyGA115,86759.3%
8Columbia CountyGA3229,51857.3%
9Harris CountyGA75,66356.8%
10Monroe CountyGA64,82456.7%
11Bacon CountyGA42,09455.9%
12Morgan CountyGA43,56255.8%
13Effingham CountyGA1314,56055.7%
14Rabun CountyGA42,25755.5%
15Cherokee CountyGA3842,64255.1%
16Bleckley CountyGA52,58153.3%
17Charlton CountyGA41,61352.1%
18Jackson CountyGA2017,35451.8%
19Pike CountyGA53,45951.6%
20Cobb CountyGA129116,60951.0%
21Coweta CountyGA3023,42351.0%
22Brantley CountyGA73,37550.6%
23Heard CountyGA62,24650.2%
24Union CountyGA53,01550.0%
25Houston CountyGA3830,93949.9%
26Gwinnett CountyGA150196,92449.7%
27Berrien CountyGA53,06148.4%
28Catoosa CountyGA1610,13448.1%
29Jones CountyGA75,00448.1%
30Walton CountyGA1916,81547.8%
31Glynn CountyGA1813,91147.5%
32Atkinson CountyGA41,57147.0%
33Lincoln CountyGA31,26146.9%
34Fulton CountyGA202138,27046.4%
35Lanier CountyGA31,65246.4%
36Lee CountyGA85,94946.3%
37Madison CountyGA75,16545.5%
38Lumpkin CountyGA53,75445.4%
39Carroll CountyGA2822,25045.0%
40Hart CountyGA53,74344.9%
41Habersham CountyGA136,83544.8%
42Appling CountyGA53,41444.7%
43Ware CountyGA105,92744.6%
44Lowndes CountyGA2019,81244.5%
45Wilcox CountyGA31,12644.4%
46Pickens CountyGA63,97044.2%
47Laurens CountyGA148,69344.1%
48Decatur CountyGA74,65243.9%
49White CountyGA75,47443.8%
50Gilmer CountyGA54,12443.7%

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