Holly Springs’s public schools outscore 86% of Georgia districts
On the state math tests, 51% of Holly Springs’s students scored proficient, above the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Holly Springs, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.
From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 98% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Holly Springs’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 100 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Holly Springs’s, its schools beat 78%, lower than their 86% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 49% and math 51% in spring 2022, against 40% and 37% statewide; 92% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $14,750 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then seven middle and six high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. See the path ↓
Choice beyond the district
Lyndon Academy (private) and Compass Prep Academy (private) are in town. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Holly Springs’s grade
A: better than 86% of Georgia school districts, #27 of 260 Georgia towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the Georgia average; test scores are the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Holly Springs, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
Kindergarten in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
1st grade in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
2nd grade in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
3rd grade in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
4th grade in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
5th grade in Holly Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 831 students · 15:1 students per teacher · in Canton
Holly Springs’s public schools are run by Cherokee County School District, which also serves Ball Ground, Canton, Nelson and Waleska and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well above the state in reading
Holly Springs vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Holly Springs’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Springs | A | Cherokee County |
| Canton | A | Cherokee County |
Every school in Holly Springs
16 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Holly Springs’s schools
Are Holly Springs’s schools good?
By Georgia’s own tests, yes: the public schools Holly Springs children attend outscore 86% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A Schools grade, #27 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Holly Springs in?
Cherokee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 42,031 students in 37 schools (2024–25).
Where do Holly Springs kids go to high school?
One of 6 high schools, depending on your address: Cherokee High School, Etowah High School, Creekview High School, Sequoyah High School, Woodstock High School and River Ridge High School.
What is Holly Springs’s graduation rate?
92% of the class of 2023 in Cherokee County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.
How much does Holly Springs spend per student?
$14,750 in Cherokee County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Are there private schools in Holly Springs?
Yes: Lyndon Academy (nonsectarian, grades PK–12, 163 students) and Compass Prep Academy (nonsectarian, grades K–12, 101 students).
Parents talk
What Holly Springs families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.