Georgia's 35 Best School Districts 2021: New Rankings Released

Cumming GA

23 October, 2020

1:40 PM

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GEORGIA — Data compiler Niche has ranked Georgia's best school districts for the 2020-2021 school year. Each Georgia school district received a letter grade in the following categories: Academics; Diversity; Teachers; College Prep; Clubs & Activities; Health & Safety; Administration; Sports; Food; and Resources & Facilities. To arrive at the rankings, Niche looked at data from the U.S. Department of Education as well as test scores, college data, and ratings collected from Niche users. (You can read more about the methodology here.) The top-ranked school district in Georgia is Buford City Schools. Niche gave the school system an A or an A+ in all categories including diversity, college prep, health and safety, sports, academics and teachers. Last year, Buford City Schools was also No. 1. Here are Georgia's 35 top school districts, according to Niche.com: Buford City SchoolsForsyth County SchoolsOconee County SchoolsDecatur City SchoolsBremen City SchoolsFayette County Public SchoolsCalhoun City SchoolsRabun County SchoolsJefferson City SchoolsUnion County SchoolsMorgan County SchoolsPierce County SchoolsCartersville City SchoolsCarrollton City SchoolsCamden County SchoolsLowndes County SchoolsTrion City SchoolsCobb County SchoolsMonroe County SchoolsMadison County SchoolsHeard County SchoolsCherokee County SchoolsColumbia County SchoolsBleckley County SchoolsGwinnett County Public SchoolsCarroll County SchoolsGeorgia Academy for the BlindFulton County SchoolsHabersham County SchoolsHouston County SchoolsHarris County SchoolsCommerce City SchoolsWhite County SchoolsRome City SchoolsTowns County Schools All of the above listed schools from A+ to A- grades. Niche looked at more than 94,000 public schools, 4,100 private schools and nearly 11,000 school districts across the country. The rankings are meant to help parents and students find schools that best fit their needs. "Unlike traditional school rankings, which rely almost exclusively on test scores and academic performance, Niche's rankings provide a real-life view of what it's like to attend a given school," the company said in a news release.