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Top 100 School Systems in Georgia

New 2016 List: Niche.com ranks school systems based on teaching statistics and ratings from students and parents.

Football season has long passed, but competition among school districts knows no season.

Niche.com has released its 2016 list of the best school districts throughout the nation and in Georgia.

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In addition to naming the overall best school systems, Niche.com also ranked school systems with the best extracurriculars, facilities, food, outcomes, sports and more.

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Niche ranked thousands of school districts based on dozens of statistics and opinions from 300,000 students and parents. Read how these rankings were calculated here.

Georgia’s 2016 school district rankings, according to Niche.com:

  1. Buford City Schools
  2. Decatur City Schools
  3. Oconee County Schools
  4. Calhoun City Schools
  5. Forsyth County Schools
  6. Bremen City Schools
  7. Morgan County Schools
  8. Dalton City Schools
  9. Carrollton City Schools
  10. Gwinnett County Schools
  11. Fulton County Schools
  12. Cherokee County Schools
  13. Marietta City Schools
  14. Fayette County Schools
  15. Cobb County Schools
  16. Camden County Schools
  17. Trion City Schools
  18. Rome City Schools
  19. Cartersville City Schools
  20. Houston County Schools
  21. Union County Schools
  22. Rabun County Schools
  23. Marion County Schools
  24. Ware County Schools
  25. Pierce County Schools
  26. Muscogee County Schools
  27. Monroe County Schools
  28. Lee County Schools
  29. Columbia County Schools
  30. Tift County Schools
  31. Harris County Schools
  32. Chickamauga City Schools
  33. Coweta County Schools
  34. Jefferson City Schools
  35. Gainesville City Schools
  36. Glynn County Schools
  37. Mitchell County Schools
  38. Commerce City Schools
  39. Walton County Schools
  40. Bleckley County Schools
  41. Irwin County Schools
  42. Putnam County Schools
  43. Cook County Schools
  44. Catoosa County Schools
  45. Hall County Schools
  46. Thomas County Schools
  47. Wilkes County Schools
  48. Bulloch County Schools
  49. Heard County Schools
  50. Jones County Schools
  51. Lowndes County Schools
  52. Clarke County Schools
  53. Appling County Schools
  54. Lincoln County Schools
  55. Quitman County Schools
  56. Stephens County Schools
  57. Walker County Schools
  58. Laurens County Schools
  59. Towns County Schools
  60. Thomasville City Schools
  61. Bacon County Schools
  62. White County Schools
  63. Seminole County Schools
  64. Grady County Schools
  65. Gordon County Schools
  66. Rockdale County Schools
  67. Madison County Schools
  68. Wheeler County Schools
  69. Pike County Schools
  70. Stewart County Schools
  71. Chatham County Schools
  72. Lumpkin County Schools
  73. Atlanta Public Schools
  74. Decatur County Schools
  75. Vidalia City Schools
  76. Webster County Schools
  77. Miller County Schools
  78. Fannin County Schools
  79. Carroll County Schools
  80. Henry County Schools
  81. Douglas County Schools
  82. Whitfield County Schools
  83. Oglethorpe County Schools
  84. Schley County Schools
  85. Jeff Davis County Schools
  86. Baker County Schools
  87. Lamar County Schools
  88. Troup County Schools
  89. Wilcox County Schools
  90. Habersham County Schools
  91. Atkinson County Schools
  92. Colquitt County Schools
  93. Berrien County Schools
  94. Emanuel County Schools
  95. Dodge County Schools
  96. Dekalb County Schools
  97. Newton County Schools
  98. Paulding County Schools
  99. Coffee County Schools
  100. Pulaski County Schools

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