Forsyth Central High School

Located at 131 Almon C. Hill Drive, in Cumming, Georgia, Forsyth Central High School is a high-enrollment high school that educates 2,457 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Forsyth County. That puts it 119% above the typical public school in Georgia, which averages around 1,120 students.

Forsyth County comprises 42 schools with combined enrollment of 54,864 students; Forsyth Central High School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Forsyth Central High School reports that 46% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 33% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Forsyth County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Forsyth Central High School has 159 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 40% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Forsyth County's rate of about 21%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Forsyth Central High School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 56.7%; this one delivers 44.5%.

In the area at large, census data for Forsyth County shows the typical household earns roughly $143,784 per year, 57% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 3%. In all, Forsyth County runs 42 public schools (combined enrollment of about 54,864 students), of which Forsyth Central High School is one.

Otwell Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Forsyth Central High School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 60.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Forsyth Central High School has declined 3%, going from 2,538 students in 2018 to 2,457 in 2025. The White share of enrollment decreased from 65% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.3:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 in 2025.

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