Allatoona, Kennesaw, Hillgrove or Harrison High School (Marietta, Acworth: for sale, homes)

[kg23]

Moving to the Marietta area this summer and we have 3 boys (1 yr old, 9 yr old & 17 yr old) so schools are an extremely important factor in our decision on where to live. We've decided to pass on the East Cobb area(too expensive), but still want to find good schools in the area. We think we'll like the Kennesaw / Acworth area and I've heard good things about Harrison and Kennesaw Mountain HS, but would really like to hear from someone familar with the new Allatoona & Hillgrove High Schools. They both sound like good options, but I'd like to hear someones firsthand impression now that those schools have been open for almost 1 school year.

Is there one school predominantly better between Allatoona, Kennesaw, Hillgrove and Harrison or a reason to select one over the other?

What about feeder schools for these high schools...are there any specific ones we should target or possibly avoid?

Also, any recommendations on subdivisions in the area...looks like there are several homes for sale in Camden Pointe...Is there a reason behind that or just the effects of todays economy?

Any help would be greatly appreciated as we will be househunting soon. There are so many options, we just want to narrow our choices.