Approximately 45% of public high school students in Georgia are eligible for free lunch (2024).
The public high schools with the highest eligible for free lunch are listed below (where sufficient data available).
The public high school with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Georgia is Academy Of Richmond County High School with 100% of students eligible.
Eligible for Free Lunch Range: 100%
100%
Avg. Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Public High Schools Eligible For Free Lunch in Georgia (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Eligible for Free Lunch
Grades
Location
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Academy Of Richmond County High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
910 Russell St
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 737-7152
Augusta, GA 30904
(706) 737-7152
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
B.e.s.t Academy
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
1190 Northwest Dr Nw
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-4900
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-4900
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Benjamin E. Mays High School
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
3450 Benjamin E Mays Dr Sw
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 802-5100
Atlanta, GA 30331
(404) 802-5100
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Bradfield Center - Ault Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
1022 E Depot St
Lagrange, GA 30241
(706) 884-1717
Lagrange, GA 30241
(706) 884-1717
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Brooks County High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1801 Moultrie Hwy
Quitman, GA 31643
(229) 588-2341
Quitman, GA 31643
(229) 588-2341
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Butler High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2011 Lumpkin Rd
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 796-4959
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 796-4959
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Calhoun County High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
133 Cougar Lane
Edison, GA 39846
(229) 310-2082
Edison, GA 39846
(229) 310-2082
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Carver High School
(Math: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
55 Mcdonough Blvd Se
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-4415
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 802-4415
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Carver High School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≥50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
3100 8th St
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-2499
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-2499
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Central Elementary/high School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: PK-12
945 N Washington Ave
Talbotton, GA 31827
(706) 665-8577
Talbotton, GA 31827
(706) 665-8577
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Central High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2155 Napier Ave
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 779-2292
Macon, GA 31204
(478) 779-2292
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Clarkston High School
(Math: 10-14% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
618 N Indian Creek Dr
Clarkston, GA 30021
(678) 676-5302
Clarkston, GA 30021
(678) 676-5302
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
440 Dearing Ext
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 353-2323
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 353-2323
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Columbia High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2106 Columbia Dr
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-0802
Decatur, GA 30032
(678) 874-0802
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Corretta Scott King Young Womens' Leadership Academy
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
1190 Northwest Dr Nw
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-4900
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 802-4900
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Crisp County High School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2402 Cougar Alley
Cordele, GA 31015
(229) 276-3430
Cordele, GA 31015
(229) 276-3430
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Cross Creek High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 10-14%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
3855 Old Waynesboro Rd
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 772-8140
Augusta, GA 30906
(706) 772-8140
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Davidson Magnet School
Magnet School
(Math: 54% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
615 12th St
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6924
Augusta, GA 30901
(706) 823-6924
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Dekalb Alternative School
Alternative School
(Math: <50% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
5855 Memorial Dr
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(678) 676-2302
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
(678) 676-2302
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Devereux Ackerman Academy
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-12
1291 Stanley Rd Nw
Kennesaw, GA 30152
(770) 427-0147
Kennesaw, GA 30152
(770) 427-0147
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Dublin High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
1127 Hillcrest Pkwy
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 353-8040
Dublin, GA 31021
(478) 353-8040
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Early County High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
12020 Columbia St
Blakely, GA 39823
(229) 723-3006
Blakely, GA 39823
(229) 723-3006
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Eastman Youth Development Campus
Alternative School
(Reading: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
176 Freaman Graham Blvd
Eastman, GA 31023
(478) 374-6910
Eastman, GA 31023
(478) 374-6910
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Excel Academy
(Math: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-11
330 Tomlinson St
Mcdonough, GA 30253
(770) 957-4101
Mcdonough, GA 30253
(770) 957-4101
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Forest Park High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 16%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
5452 Phillips Dr
Forest Park, GA 30297
(404) 362-3890
Forest Park, GA 30297
(404) 362-3890
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
729 Lawrence St Ne
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 971-7801
Marietta, GA 30060
(770) 971-7801
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 4-10
9250 Hutcheson Ferry Rd
Palmetto, GA 30268
(770) 463-3344
Palmetto, GA 30268
(770) 463-3344
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-10
390 Bar Best Ranch Rd
Warm Springs, GA 31830
(706) 655-2354
Warm Springs, GA 31830
(706) 655-2354
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Greenville High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
17656 Roosevelt Hwy
Greenville, GA 30222
(706) 672-4930
Greenville, GA 30222
(706) 672-4930
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Gwinnett Intervention Education (Give) Center East
Alternative School
(Math: ≤20% | Reading: ≤20%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 6-12
723 Hi Hope Rd
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
(770) 338-4855
Lawrenceville, GA 30043
(770) 338-4855
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hancock Central High School
(Math: ≤10% | Reading: 11-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
11311 Ga Highway 15
Sparta, GA 31087
(706) 444-7009
Sparta, GA 31087
(706) 444-7009
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hank Aaron New Beginnings Academy
Alternative School
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 7-12
2930 Forrest Hills Dr Sw
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 591-7275
Atlanta, GA 30315
(404) 591-7275
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hardaway High School
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: ≤5%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
2901 College Dr
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-2766
Columbus, GA 31906
(706) 748-2766
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Hillside Conant School
(Math: <50%)
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 5-12
690 Courtenay Dr Ne
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 875-4551
Atlanta, GA 30306
(404) 875-4551
Rank: #1 - 781. - 78.
Howard High School
(Math: ≤5% | Reading: ≤10%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
Eligible for Free Lunch: 100%
Grades: 9-12
6400 Forsyth Rd
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 779-7852
Macon, GA 31210
(478) 779-7852
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Georgia average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch?
The Georgia average of public high schools students eligible for free lunch is 45%% for 2024.
What are the public high schools with the highest percentage of students eligible for free lunch in Georgia?
The best top ranked public high schools in Georgia include Academy Of Richmond County High School, B.e.s.t Academy and Benjamin E. Mays High School.
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