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Forsyth County Schools, Georgia

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Forsyth County Schools
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Forsyth County, Georgia
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Superintendent: Mitch Young
# of school board members: 5
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Forsyth County Schools is a school district in Georgia.

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Superintendent

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Mitch Young is the superintendent of Forsyth County Schools. He assumed the role in July 2024. Young's previous work experience includes working as a teacher, basketball coach, and deputy superintendent.[1]

School board

The Forsyth County Schools school board consists of five members elected by district to four-year terms.

Elections

See also: Forsyth County Schools, Georgia, elections

Members of the Forsyth County Schools school board are elected to four-year terms. Two or three seats are up for election on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.

Three seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024. A primary was scheduled for May 21, 2024. A runoff election was scheduled for December 3, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Forsyth County Schools school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[2]


School board meetings

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District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $50,273,000 $953 7%
Local: $393,021,000 $7,450 55%
State: $276,556,000 $5,242 38%
Total: $719,850,000 $13,645
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $665,501,000 $12,614
Total Current Expenditures: $576,536,000 $10,928
Instructional Expenditures: $396,922,000 $7,523 60%
Student and Staff Support: $41,310,000 $783 6%
Administration: $49,617,000 $940 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $88,687,000 $1,681 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $62,013,000 $1,175
Construction: $45,085,000 $854
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,838,000 $34
Interest on Debt: $24,146,000 $457


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[4] $56,794 $106,313
2023-2024[5] $53,746 $101,785
2021-2022[6] $46,746 $93,232

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[7]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 62 89 41 36 60-64 60 60
2018-2019 75 94 56 51 65-69 74 75
2017-2018 75 94 56 51 65-69 77 75
2016-2017 73 94 55 48 60-64 75 74
2015-2016 76 94 56 52 65-69 75 77
2014-2015 71 93 52 48 70-74 73 71
2013-2014 93 98 88 86 90-94 93 93
2012-2013 95 >=99 92 90 85-89 96 96
2011-2012 96 >=99 92 91 90-94 95 96
2010-2011 96 98 90 92 85-89 97 97

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 62 85 47 38 60-64 61 59
2018-2019 73 90 57 49 70-74 73 73
2017-2018 70 88 56 46 60-64 71 71
2016-2017 70 89 55 44 60-64 70 71
2015-2016 70 89 53 45 60-64 72 71
2014-2015 67 87 53 44 60-64 70 67
2013-2014 >=99 >=99 >=99 97 >=95 >=99 >=99
2012-2013 >=99 >=99 98 96 >=95 >=99 >=99
2011-2012 >=99 >=99 98 97 >=95 >=99 >=99
2010-2011 98 98 96 95 >=95 >=99 >=99

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 96 >=99 90-94 91 >=50 >=95 97
2018-2019 95 >=99 90-94 89 >=50 >=95 95
2017-2018 94 97 >=95 90 >=50 90-94 94
2016-2017 94 >=95 90-94 89 >=50 90-94 95
2015-2016 93 >=95 90-94 85 >=80 90-94 94
2014-2015 94 >=95 90-94 85-89 >=50 >=95 95
2013-2014 90 >=95 90-94 75-79 >=90 92
2012-2013 90 >=95 80-84 75-79 >=50 >=90 91
2011-2012 88 >=95 80-84 65-69 >=50 >=90 90
2010-2011 86 90-94 80-89 70-74 >=50 80-89 88


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 54,984 1.6
2022-2023 54,077 2.4
2021-2022 52,757 3.0
2020-2021 51,152 1.2
2019-2020 50,544 2.4
2018-2019 49,346 3.3
2017-2018 47,732 3.1
2016-2017 46,238 4.2
2015-2016 44,286 4.2
2014-2015 42,435 4.1
2013-2014 40,691 4.5
2012-2013 38,850 4.1
2011-2012 37,262 3.6
2010-2011 35,920 4.8
2009-2010 34,208 5.4
2008-2009 32,374 5.3
2007-2008 30,655 8.1
2006-2007 28,171 9.2
2005-2006 25,593 7.7
2004-2005 23,612 6.5
2003-2004 22,067 7.5
2002-2003 20,407 7.6
2001-2002 18,860 9.2
2000-2001 17,131 8.3
1999-2000 15,703 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Forsyth County Schools (%) Georgia K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 32.9 4.9
Black 4.4 36.2
Hispanic 14.2 18.8
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 3.6 4.8
White 44.4 35.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Forsyth County Schools had 3,432.70 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 16.02.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 52.00
Kindergarten: 159.00
Elementary: 1,158.90
Secondary: 1,472.40
Total: 3,432.70

Forsyth County Schools employed 31.50 district administrators and 146.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 31.50
District Administrative Support: 59.50
School Administrators: 146.00
School Administrative Support: 188.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 544.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 103.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 130.50
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 49.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 81.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 25.00
Library/Media Support: 29.00
Student Support Services: 269.60
Other Support Services: 1,304.30


Schools

Forsyth County Schools operates 42 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Alliance Academy For Innovation1,1169-12
Big Creek Elementary School661PK-5
Brandywine Elementary School1,173PK-5
Brookwood Elementary855PK-5
Chattahoochee Elementary School800PK-5
Chestatee Elementary1,216PK-5
Coal Mountain Elementary School760PK-5
Cumming Elementary School948PK-5
Daves Creek Elementary School1,016PK-5
Denmark High School2,4909-12
Desana Middle School1,2516-8
East Forsyth High School1,5909-12
Forsyth Central High School2,3879-12
George W. Whitlow Elementary1,237PK-5
Haw Creek Elementary837PK-5
Hendricks Middle School1,3836-8
Johns Creek Elementary958PK-5
Kelly Mill Elementary1,052PK-5
Lakeside Middle School1,5266-8
Lambert High School3,2019-12
Liberty Middle School1,2136-8
Little Mill Middle School8956-8
Mashburn Elementary School1,096PK-5
Matt Elementary School1,130PK-5
Midway Elementary School722PK-5
New Hope Elementary School1,143PK-5
North Forsyth High School2,0809-12
North Forsyth Middle School1,1706-8
Otwell Middle School1,0276-8
Piney Grove Middle School1,0546-8
Poole'S Mill Elementary1,197PK-5
Riverwatch Middle School1,5136-8
Sawnee Elementary School1,831PK-5
Settles Bridge Elementary School818PK-5
Sharon Elementary School871PK-5
Shiloh Point Elementary1,069PK-5
Silver City Elementary School1,135PK-5
South Forsyth High School2,5089-12
South Forsyth Middle School1,3956-8
Vickery Creek Elementary School1,118PK-5
Vickery Creek Middle School1,0786-8
West Forsyth High School2,4649-12

Contact information

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Forsyth County Schools
1120 Dahlonega Highway
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: 770-887-2461


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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Forsyth County Schools, "Superintendent," accessed April 24, 2025
  2. ↑ Forsyth County Schools, "Board Policy BCBI: Public Participation in Board Meetings," accessed January 25, 2024
  3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
  4. ↑ Forsyth County Schools, "Teachers/professionals: Compensation Schedule 2024-2025," accessed April 23, 2025
  5. ↑ Forsyth County Schools, "Teachers/professionals: Compensation Schedule 2023-2024," accessed February 3, 2024
  6. ↑ Forsyth County Schools, "Teachers/professionals: Compensation Schedule 2021-2022," accessed July 19, 2021
  7. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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