Good area to move to for family

[lastminutemom]

But just outside of Athens is Oconee County and it is liberal and I hear great things about the schools....

[jxu66]

lastminutemom is right. According to UGA admission data, Oconee County has more students enrolled UGA than any other high school schools in Georgia.

[blazewon22]

Originally Posted by kskutie76

I have to agree for the most part with the previous poster. Georgia's public education system is nothing to brag about for the most part, but I have been pleasantly surprised by the public school system in Columbia County. Columbia County is in the Augusta metro area. The school system is awesome and because of it's excellence Columbia County is growing like wildfire! We're 2 1/2 hrs from Atlanta, Savannah, Charleston, and the north Georgia mountains. Logistically, Augusta is great, and the city continues to improve. Lots of new restaurants and shops continue to open. It's definitely an area worth checking into.

i'm just curious where do people get information on the national rankings. My wife and I have been looking hard at the schools and found when we toured Dolvin and CreekView Elementary in Alpharetta and Burruss in Marietta there wasn't a difference in curriculum. Even the teachers said so. The difference I saw in those schools versus other schools which I will leave nameless is the PTA and donor support. Also the teachers seemed more interested in the kids. A big indicator for me is do the teacher's children attend?

My child is in a Christian School in CA so when we were considering our move to GA we wanted to keep the same experience. We toured Mt. Pisgah Elementary and to be honest found the public school to have the same curriculum and more extracurricular. You have to read the fine print. 30 mins of Spanish once a week is not "Mastering a 2nd Language", it's memorizing a couple of phrases that the kids can learn by watching Dora.

My advice to you is to think of an area that has the amenities that you want , tour the schools and find the one that is the best fit. Look at the High School graduation and college attendance rates. Those are better indicators of your child's future than elementary test scores. It's easy to supplement learning the ABC's and basic math, but it's harder to fight the peer pressure of a bunch of teenagers who aren't interested in thier future.

[TeeJay193]

I have been researching Forsyth County schools and they seem comparable with Fayette schools..Any opinons? Tyrone and Peachtree seem nice but Tyrone borders some questionable areas..any opinons would be appreciated..does south or north of ATlanta make a difference-which is considered the nicer areas?

[dlh891]

Originally Posted by JPD

I would think in a very fast growing area it would be impossible to predict what the future holds. Paulding might not have big city problems today, but at the rate it is growing, how long will it be before it does? Look at Gwinnett, a county that during the '80s and '90s was one of the fastest growning in the country (maybe still is). Now, large chunks are overrun with gang problems, slummy rental housing, endless development, etc.

Where are the bad areas of Gwinnett? I recently moved to the Snellville/Loganville area and try to drive around to get the feel of the area but still haven't run into the bad areas yet. Just for info, I would like to find out.

[duff30329]

Forget Georgia if you are looking to live amongst liberals. ( why on earth why???) Mass, NY or anyplace North would be your best bet.
Georgia, still believes in old fashioned values, less government, private property rights, gun ownership, pickmeuptrucks, and good ol' boys.
Check out the blue states....Ga. is red.