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Forsyth County School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Cumming.

Cumming’s School Grade A+ better than 95% of Georgia school districts

Students
54,864
Schools
42
Spent per student
$13,015
GA $15,800
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Debt
$382.5M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Forsyth County School District

  • Its letter, A+: results better than 95% of Georgia districts
  • Math proficiency 30 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts above the state
  • Spends 18% less per student than the GA average
  • 16 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.3% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $382.5M, about $6,971 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A+: better than 95% of the 220 Georgia school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
A+
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
A−
The town it serves, and its School Grade
A+Cumming 12,494

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Cumming. Grade by grade →

PK–5Cumming Elementary SchoolThis district
6–8Otwell Middle SchoolThis district
9–122 high schoolsThis district

Test scores vs. GA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency67%
State average 37.4% · 28,116 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 39.6% · 28,518 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 84.4% · 4,179 in the class

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$13,015 per student · 18% below GA
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 27%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 57%State 40%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
51,152’20
52,757’21
54,077’22
54,984’23
54,864’24

Up 7.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 42%Asian 35%Hispanic 14%Black 4%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

42 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools.

Sawnee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A−
1,591 students16:1
Poole's Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A−
1,384 students15:1
George W. Whitlow Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A
1,247 students13:1
New Hope Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Comming
1,175 students15:1
Matt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A
1,171 students15:1
Chestatee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Gainesville
A−
1,159 students14:1
Silver City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A
1,142 students15:1
Kelly Mill Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A+
1,104 students16:1
Midway Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alpharetta
A+
1,022 students16:1
Vickery Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A+
982 students16:1
Mashburn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A
976 students16:1
Brandywine Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Alpharetta
A
968 students14:1
Shiloh Point Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A+
955 students14:1
Haw Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A
926 students14:1
Cumming Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
B
900 students12:1
Johns Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suwanee
A+
888 students16:1
Daves Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A+
881 students13:1
Sharon Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suwanee
A+
865 students15:1
Brookwood Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A+
810 students15:1
Chattahoochee Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A−
810 students12:1
Coal Mountain Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A
747 students13:1
Big Creek Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cumming
A+
745 students15:1
Settles Bridge Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Suwanee
A+
741 students15:1
Lakeside Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A
1,513 students17:1
Riverwatch Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Suwanee
A+
1,455 students18:1
Hendricks Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
1,376 students18:1
South Forsyth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A+
1,319 students19:1
DeSana Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Alpharetta
A
1,278 students17:1
Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A
1,256 students17:1
North Forsyth Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A−
1,164 students16:1
Otwell Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A−
1,062 students14:1
Vickery Creek Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A+
1,058 students18:1
Piney Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
A+
1,024 students17:1
Little Mill Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Cumming
B+
916 students16:1
Lambert High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Suwanee
A
3,249 students19:1
South Forsyth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumming
A−
2,634 students19:1
Denmark High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Alpharetta
B+
2,527 students17:1
West Forsyth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumming
B
2,503 students18:1
Forsyth Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumming
C+
2,457 students15:1
North Forsyth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumming
B−
2,151 students17:1
East Forsyth High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Gainesville
1,588 students16:1
Alliance Academy for Innovation
High · Grades 9–12 · Cumming
A
1,145 students19:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Georgia.