K12ATLAS
Release v2026.07
§ Georgia middle directory

Middle schools in Georgia.

504 middle schools across 174 districts. Browse every school, filter by name, or jump to a district below.

Free profiles carry key facts; the full 122-field record is a member product.

504
middle schools
174
districts represented
243
cities represented
370,291
students enrolled
504 middle schools in Georgia: 483 public and 21 private, across 174 districts with 370,291 students.
Georgia has 504 middle schools: 483 public and 21 private.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Distribution

What the numbers say across Georgia.

Computed from this list's v2026.07 K12 Atlas records: school size, staffing ratios, grade spans, and sector mix. Facts, not scores.

School size · 2024
723

students at the median middle school; the middle half of schools enroll between 498 and 931 students.

Under 20037
200–49992
500–999278
1,000+97

Reported enrollment · v2026.07

Pupil–teacher ratio · 2024
13.9 : 1

students per teacher at the median middle school reporting staffing.

25th percentile12.8 : 1
Median13.9 : 1
75th percentile15.4 : 1

Reported staffing · v2026.07

Grade spans · 2024

Most commonly reported grade spans in this list.

Grades 06–08445
Grades 07–0811
Grades 05–0810
Grades PK–027
Grades PK–037

Reported grade spans · v2026.07

Sector mix
Public 483Private 21

Public, public charter, and private records stay separate. Private schools without a comparable CCD level appear under the state's other-level directory.

Record mix · v2026.07

Concentration: the five most-represented districts account for 22.2% of this list (112 of 504 records); the five most-represented cities account for 13.5%.

§ In charts

Georgia middle schools in 7 charts.

Drawn from the same v2026.07 records as the tables below. Free to reuse with a link to this page.

Map of Georgia with one dot for each of its 504 mapped middle schools, over school district boundaries.
Every Georgia middle school on one map, over district boundaries.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Download
40% of Georgia's 483 public middle schools are in suburbs (rural 174, town 47, suburb 191, city 71).
40% of Georgia's public middle schools are in suburbs.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Enrollment in Georgia's public middle schools fell 8.6% from 2019 to 2024, 393,382 to 359,434 students in the same 465 schools; 59 grew and 298 shrank.
Enrollment in Georgia's public middle schools fell 8.6%, 2019 to 2024.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Histogram of enrollment: half of Georgia's middle schools enroll 721 students or fewer (504 schools report enrollment).
Half of Georgia's middle schools enroll 721 students or fewer.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of the states with the most middle schools: Georgia has the 8th most of the 50 states and DC, with 504.
Georgia has the 8th most middle schools of the 50 states and DC.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Bar chart of Georgia counties by number of middle schools: Fulton County has the most, 38.
Fulton County has the most middle schools in Georgia: 38.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
Waffle chart: Georgia has 504 middle schools, one square per school, coloured by type (Regular School 483, Private School 21).
Georgia's 504 middle schools by school type.Source: K12 Atlas directory, release v2026.07 · Illustration: AI-generated · Download
§ Districts

Districts with middle schools.

Every district with at least one middle-level record, sorted by record count. Cities counts the distinct reported cities among the district’s records here; Students sums reported enrollment for those same records. Linked districts open full school directories.
Gwinnett County291341,487
Cobb County26723,953
Dekalb County22718,855
Fulton County20918,441
Atlanta Public Schools1518,652
Clayton County15911,290
Henry County1249,882
Muscogee County1226,361
Forsyth County11313,421
Paulding County1047,340
Savannah-chatham County934,889
Columbia County846,816
Douglas County835,768
Hall County836,064
Houston County857,240
Richmond County825,154
Cherokee County729,787
Coweta County735,255
Bibb County614,678
Carroll County643,637
Fayette County534,596
Newton County513,642
Whitfield County522,614
Barrow County423,491
Bartow County443,044
Clarke County412,631
Dougherty County412,824
Glynn County412,862
Griffin-spalding County411,936
Rockdale County423,525
Brantley County321,029
Bulloch County322,138
Catoosa County322,230
Effingham County323,350
Floyd County321,499
Habersham County331,564
Jackson County332,194
Liberty County322,454
Lowndes County322,394
Oconee County332,016
Troup County312,607
Walker County331,394
Walton County323,415
Bryan County222,452
Calhoun City211,495
Camden County222,155
Dalton Public Schools211,574
Gainesville City221,827
Gordon County211,364
Harris County221,629
Jones County221,091
Laurens County211,434
Lee County211,408
Marietta City212,030
Meriwether County22448
Murray County21935
Peach County22886
Pickens County211,211
Polk County221,668
Stephens County211,143
Sumter County211,260
Tattnall County22796
Tift County211,616
Valdosta City211,749
Ware County211,358
Wayne County211,167
Appling County11759
Atkinson County11336
Bacon County11462
Baker County1166
Baldwin County11974
Banks County11631
Ben Hill County11594
Berrien County11673
Bleckley County11550
Bremen City11507
Brooks County11489
Buford City111,426
Burke County11828
Butts County11761
Calhoun County1190
Candler County11500
Carrollton City111,280
Cartersville City111,081
Charlton County11453
Chattahoochee County11199
Chattooga County11337
Chickamauga City11304
City Schools of Decatur111,285
Clay County1148
Clinch County11282
Coffee County111,591
Colquitt County111,285
Commerce City11579
Cook County11640
Crawford County11373
Crisp County11714
Dade County11459
Dawson County11641
Decatur County11793
Dodge County11596
Dooly County11229
Dublin City11634
Early County11218
Elbert County11650
Emanuel County11596
Evans County11385
Fannin County11638
Franklin County11805
Gilmer County11904
Grady County11631
Greene County11388
Hancock County11160
Haralson County11757
Hart County11832
Heard County11456
Irwin County11367
Jasper County11647
Jeff Davis County11675
Jefferson City111,009
Jefferson County11440
Jenkins County11260
Johnson County11220
Lamar County11633
Lanier County11324
Lincoln County11283
Long County111,007
Lumpkin County11864
Macon County11189
Madison County111,147
Mcduffie County11667
Mcintosh County11311
Miller County11171
Mitchell County11250
Monroe County111,062
Montgomery County11203
Morgan County11749
Oglethorpe County11523
Pelham City11287
Pierce County11825
Pike County11777
Pulaski County11288
Putnam County11630
Rabun County11341
Randolph County11139
Rome City11937
Screven County11452
Social Circle City11444
State Specialty Schools I- Utopian Academy for the Arts Tril11147
State Specialty Schools Ii- Atlanta Smart Academy11221
State Specialty Schools Ii- Liberation Academy11132
State Specialty Schools Ii- Resurgence Hall Middle Academy11209
Stewart County1182
Taylor County11245
Telfair County11344
Terrell County11215
Thomas County111,665
Thomaston-upson County11894
Thomasville City11530
Toombs County11681
Towns County11197
Trion City11254
Turner County11230
Twiggs County11140
Union County11641
Vidalia City11498
Warren County11160
Washington County11583
Wheeler County11161
White County11900
Wilcox County11236
Wilkes County11285
Wilkinson County11225
Worth County11661

District groups are record counts from v2026.07 K12 Atlas profiles, not evaluations.

§ FAQ

Questions about Georgia middle schools.

How many middle schools are in Georgia?

K12 Atlas profiles 504 middle schools in Georgia in release v2026.07, across 174 districts.

Are middle schools and junior high schools the same?

They overlap, but districts use different names and grade configurations. K12 Atlas keeps the reported school level and grade span visible.

How many students attend Georgia middle schools?

370,291 students were enrolled across 504 middle schools in the 2024 directory release.

How many districts and cities have middle schools in Georgia?

The directory lists 174 districts and 243 cities with middle-level school records.

What grades do Georgia middle schools cover?

The most commonly reported grade spans are 06–08 (445), 07–08 (11), 05–08 (10). Each row in the tables above lists its own reported span.

How do I browse all middle schools in Georgia?

Type in the find box above the districts table to filter by district name. School profiles for this state are not published yet; free key facts appear on every profile as coverage grows.

Can I download the full list of Georgia middle schools?

The directory pages are free. Full school rows and API entry are paid — see API access.

Need the full Georgia dataset?

Licensed access returns every Georgia school with all 122 documented fields, each tied to a source and vintage.

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