Schools & Family
The district map, honestly.
Which district sits behind each city, how the address check works, and the rule that matters most: verify attendance boundaries with the district before you rely on a school name.
Atlanta Public Schools
Atlanta (most city addresses); DeKalb-side slivers use DeKalb County
The district for most of the city proper, with DeKalb County School District on the DeKalb side.
Fulton County Schools
Alpharetta and the north Fulton cities
The county district serving every Alpharetta address.
DeKalb County School District
Brookhaven
The district for every Brookhaven address.
Gwinnett County Public Schools
Duluth, Norcross, Lilburn, Peachtree Corners, Berkeley Lake, and the existing Gwinnett cities
The county district, with attendance decided by cluster and street.
Habersham County School District
Demorest
The district serving the college town in the foothills.
Hall County School District
Oakwood, Clermont, and the Hall sides of the county-line towns
The district for most of the Lake Lanier side.
Banks County School District
The Banks sides of Lula and Gillsville
Verify by address, because the county line splits these towns.
Gwinnett or Hall by address
Rest Haven
The unincorporated crossroads follows whichever county the lot sits in.
The rule that matters
CityGuideGA is a family resource, not a rating service: no school rankings, no preference claims, and no steering. Attendance boundaries change with every rezoning, so the only reliable answer for a specific address is the district's official boundary map, confirmed in writing. The guide names the districts; the district names the school.
The city schools pages
Each city guide keeps its own schools page with the district details for that city.