Forsyth County School District
Public
Grades PK–12 A+School Grade
Public schools for Cumming.
At a glance
54,864Students enrolled
42Schools
$13,015Spent per student
16:1Student–teacher ratio
21%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Cumming
Grades 9–12
Forsyth Central High School or Alliance Academy for InnovationDepends on your addressThis districtBased on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs GA
Math proficiency62%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 38.5%
Graduation rate (4-year)96%
State average 84.8%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$13,015
per student each year · 18% below the GA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
51,152’20
52,757’21
54,077’22
54,984’23
54,864’24
Students
White · 42%23,158
Asian · 35%19,186
Hispanic · 14%7,842
Black · 4%2,424
Two or more races · 4%1,957
American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%270
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools42 in district
Sawnee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,591 students · Cumming
A-PublicPoole's Mill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,384 students · Cumming
A-PublicGeorge W. Whitlow ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,247 students · Cumming
APublicNew Hope Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,175 students · Comming
PublicMatt Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,171 students · Cumming
APublicChestatee ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,159 students · Gainesville
A-PublicSilver City Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,142 students · Cumming
APublicKelly Mill ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,104 students · Cumming
A+PublicMidway Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 1,022 students · Alpharetta
A+PublicVickery Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 982 students · Cumming
A+PublicMashburn Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 976 students · Cumming
APublicBrandywine Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 968 students · Alpharetta
APublicShiloh Point ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 955 students · Cumming
A+PublicHaw Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 926 students · Cumming
APublicCumming Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 900 students · Cumming
BPublicJohns Creek ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 888 students · Suwanee
A+PublicDaves Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 881 students · Cumming
A+PublicSharon Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 865 students · Suwanee
A+PublicBrookwood ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 810 students · Cumming
A+PublicChattahoochee Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 810 students · Cumming
A-PublicCoal Mountain Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 747 students · Cumming
APublicBig Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 745 students · Cumming
A+PublicSettles Bridge Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 741 students · Suwanee
A+PublicLakeside Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,513 students · Cumming
APublicRiverwatch Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,455 students · Suwanee
A+PublicHendricks Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,376 students · Cumming
PublicSouth Forsyth Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,319 students · Cumming
A+PublicDeSana Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,278 students · Alpharetta
APublicLiberty Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,256 students · Cumming
APublicNorth Forsyth Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,164 students · Cumming
A-PublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.