School Districts in the ATL Metro Area
 

Hi everyone,

My wife and I are exploring the opportunity to move to ATL and live in base. We have elementary age children and would like to live in an area with a good school district.

What school districts are recommended?

probably not within about 60 mile radius 💀

Are you considering living on the north or south side of the airport? In my opinion, each side has its pros and cons. To give you a better recommendation, I need a bit more information. For instance, are you comfortable with driving through heavier traffic for the sake of having more amenities, even if it means a longer commute? Are you a family that enjoys outdoor activities, or do you prefer quieter, more introverted environments? These are just a few considerations. Luckily, we have many great schools in the areas surrounding Atlanta, as well as homeschool co-ops if that interests you.

Lol a 60 mile radius would give him access to excellent schools, both public and private.

Basically, people live North of the ATL beltway. Or they live in PTC/Newnan.

almost no one with kids lives inside the period the beltway.

like someone else said, Northside is closer to mountains and ATL/restaurants & amenities. PTC/Newnan is close to airport, but further from ATL restaurants/amenities

Alpharetta, Milton, Buford, Canton, Woodstock all have good schools from what I've heard from pilots with kids.

PTC doesn't have a monopoly on good schools.

Plenty of good schools within a 60 mile radius. Only people that spread that bs either never leave the wire of FOB Peachtree City or simply don't live in ATL

I'll give a shoutout to the East Cobb area and the Walton/Lassiter/Pope school districts. My kids went to Walton and found it a bit of a pressure cooker. Great if your kids are pretty academically oriented, but a bit much if they are not so scholastically inclined. The best schools in the greater Marietta area are all on the district's east side. I now live in Cherokee County (Woodstock area), and I'm pretty sure the schools in my immediate area aren't quite as good as those in East Cobb. I'm sure there are some great schools in the St Johns/Cumming/Milton/Alpharetta/Buford areas, but I have no firsthand experience.

Also- ignore critics of northside traffic. It takes me :40 to the employee lot and about 1:15 during the worst of rush hour. Since I do this maybe 1.5 times per week, it's not a big lifestyle factor.

Live in Pilot town of Peachtree City 🙃

Agreed. In a hypothetical schedule of 5 3day trips a month, that's 2.5 drives to the airport in 2 weeks. At most a mild inconvenience. And that's assuming you're driving to work during peak rush hour times which I hardly ever start or end a trip during those hours.

I second what was said above about East Cobb. It is where I live. I fly trips with early reports and it usually takes me 30-35 min to get the employee lot. As long as I don’t hit the road for home after 3:30, I can usually get home in 40-45 min. However, much later than that and it can take an hour.