Forsyth County
Public school district based in Cumming, Georgia. NCES district ID 1302220; state ID GA-658.
District totals on this page are sums of the school records in the 2024–25 Common Core of Data. They can differ from totals the district reports itself, which may include students or staff not assigned to a school. Why.
Operating schoolsDefinition
42
Enrollment (sum of schools)Definition
54,864
Teachers (FTE, sum of schools)Definition
3,413.0
Students per teacher FTEDefinition
16.1
Charter schoolsDefinition
0
Enrollment by grade
| Group | Students | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-Kindergarten | 411 | |
| Kindergarten | 3,209 | |
| Grade 1 | 3,394 | |
| Grade 2 | 3,727 | |
| Grade 3 | 4,129 | |
| Grade 4 | 4,149 | |
| Grade 5 | 4,170 | |
| Grade 6 | 4,370 | |
| Grade 7 | 4,477 | |
| Grade 8 | 4,574 | |
| Grade 9 | 4,867 | |
| Grade 10 | 4,620 | |
| Grade 11 | 4,458 | |
| Grade 12 | 4,309 |
Students by race/ethnicity
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.5% | |
| Asian | 35.0% | |
| Black or African American | 4.4% | |
| Hispanic/Latino | 14.3% | |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0.0% | |
| Two or more races | 3.6% | |
| White | 42.2% |
Race/ethnicity categories are those states report to NCES. Shares describe the district as a whole, not any one school or student.
Students by sex
| Group | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 48.5% | |
| Male | 51.5% |
Schools in this district
Sorted by enrollment (a size measure, not a ranking). Locale mix: Suburb 36, Rural 6.
| School | Grades | Type | Students | Teacher FTE | Students / FTE | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lambert High School Suwanee | 9–12 | Regular | 3,249 | 166.7 | 19.5 | Suburb: Large |
| South Forsyth High School Cumming | 9–12 | Regular | 2,634 | 138.8 | 19 | Suburb: Large |
| Denmark High School Alpharetta | 9–12 | Regular | 2,527 | 146.3 | 17.3 | Suburb: Large |
| West Forsyth High School Cumming | 9–12 | Regular | 2,503 | 138.8 | 18 | Suburb: Large |
| Forsyth Central High School Cumming | 9–12 | Regular | 2,457 | 159.1 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| North Forsyth High School Cumming | 9–12 | Regular | 2,151 | 130.1 | 16.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Sawnee Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,591 | 99.9 | 15.9 | Suburb: Large |
| East Forsyth High School Gainesville | 9–12 | Regular | 1,588 | 98.3 | 16.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Lakeside Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,513 | 90.3 | 16.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Riverwatch Middle School Suwanee | 6–8 | Regular | 1,455 | 78.7 | 18.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Poole's Mill Elementary Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,384 | 90.0 | 15.4 | Rural: Fringe |
| Hendricks Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,376 | 75.0 | 18.3 | Suburb: Large |
| South Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,319 | 70.6 | 18.7 | Suburb: Large |
| DeSana Middle School Alpharetta | 6–8 | Regular | 1,278 | 73.3 | 17.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Liberty Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,256 | 74.4 | 16.9 | Rural: Fringe |
| George W. Whitlow Elementary Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,247 | 94.9 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| New Hope Elementary School Comming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,175 | 76.2 | 15.4 | Suburb: Large |
| Matt Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,171 | 80.5 | 14.5 | Rural: Fringe |
| North Forsyth Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,164 | 71.6 | 16.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Chestatee Elementary Gainesville | PK–5 | Regular | 1,159 | 81.5 | 14.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Alliance Academy for Innovation Cumming | 9–12 | Regular | 1,145 | 59.6 | 19.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Silver City Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,142 | 75.0 | 15.2 | Rural: Fringe |
| Kelly Mill Elementary Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 1,104 | 69.0 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Otwell Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,062 | 74.8 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Vickery Creek Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,058 | 58.0 | 18.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Piney Grove Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 1,024 | 60.4 | 17 | Suburb: Large |
| Midway Elementary School Alpharetta | PK–5 | Regular | 1,022 | 63.0 | 16.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Vickery Creek Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 982 | 62.0 | 15.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Mashburn Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 976 | 62.1 | 15.7 | Suburb: Large |
| Brandywine Elementary School Alpharetta | PK–5 | Regular | 968 | 69.6 | 13.9 | Suburb: Large |
| Shiloh Point Elementary Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 955 | 66.0 | 14.5 | Suburb: Large |
| Haw Creek Elementary Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 926 | 65.2 | 14.2 | Suburb: Large |
| Little Mill Middle School Cumming | 6–8 | Regular | 916 | 57.0 | 16.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Cumming Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 900 | 77.6 | 11.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Johns Creek Elementary Suwanee | PK–5 | Regular | 888 | 55.5 | 16 | Suburb: Large |
| Daves Creek Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 881 | 67.0 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Sharon Elementary School Suwanee | PK–5 | Regular | 865 | 58.6 | 14.8 | Suburb: Large |
| Chattahoochee Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 810 | 66.0 | 12.3 | Suburb: Large |
| Brookwood Elementary Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 810 | 55.3 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Coal Mountain Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 747 | 57.0 | 13.1 | Suburb: Large |
| Big Creek Elementary School Cumming | PK–5 | Regular | 745 | 51.0 | 14.6 | Suburb: Large |
| Settles Bridge Elementary School Suwanee | PK–5 | Regular | 741 | 48.3 | 15.3 | Suburb: Large |
Finance and graduation rates
District finance (NCES F-33, fiscal year 2023) and four-year graduation rates (ED Data Express, 2022–23) are being added. They will appear here with their own reporting years. See School Finance and Education Outcomes.
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Sources for this page
- NCES Common Core of Data (CCD), School Directory 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_029_2425_w_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Membership 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_052_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES CCD School Staff 2024–25, version 1a. File
ccd_sch_059_2425_l_1a_073025.zip, last checked 2026-11-06. - NCES EDGE Public School Geocodes 2024–25. File
EDGE_GEOCODE_PUBLICSCH_2425.zip, last checked 2026-11-06.
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