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Schools in Demorest · Habersham County School District

Demorest’s public schools beat 75% of Georgia districts

The public schools Demorest’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 75% of Georgia’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

Reading proficiency
39%
▲ 1 pts vs GA 39%
2020–21
Math proficiency
38%
▲ 3 pts vs GA 35%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 10 pts vs GA 85%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.8K
▼ 0% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
GA 14.4 · smaller classes
Schools
2
1,114 students
The School Grade

How Demorest compares

B+ Test scoresA− Graduation
Georgia school districts we grade (214)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (227)Better than 70%
High confidence. Built on 3,253 tested students and a graduating class of 472; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Georgia’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Georgia only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Demorest.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Demorest Elementary SchoolHabersham County School District
6–8Hilliard A. Wilbanks Middle SchoolHabersham County School District
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Test scores · 2020–21

Close to the state in reading

Reading39%
State average 38.5%
Math38%
State average 34.8%

Every school in Demorest

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

Elementary
Middle
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Colleges in Demorest

1 college in Demorest, and 8 more within 30 miles.

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North Georgia Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Clarkesville
5.3 mi1,979 students
Toccoa Falls CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Toccoa Falls
10.7 mi1,047 students
Truett McConnell UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Cleveland
12 mi1,478 students
Lanier Technical CollegeCommunity college · Public · Gainesville
21 mi4,236 students
Brenau UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Gainesville
24 mi1,444 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Demorest. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS. 3 more within 30 miles.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.

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