Roswell High School 2008 – Ranked #5 in SAT Scores for the State of Georgia

The Fulton County School System had six North Fulton schools make the list of top 20 highest SAT scores in the state out of a total 402 public high schools.

As a county, Fulton had the highest overall average with a SAT score of 1593 out of a total possible 2400 points.  Fulton County’s score was 127 points higher than the 1511 state average and 82 points higher than the 1511 national average.

Both Roswell and Centennial High School made the top 20 with Roswell (1677) fifth in the state and Centennial High (1633) at 16th in the state.

The Davidson Magnet School in Richmond County ranked first with an average of 1733.  Only 89 students took the test at Davidson compared to the average 463 students that tested at each of the six North Fulton high schools.

GEORGIA’S TOP TEN

1. Davidson Magnet School (Richmond Co.) 1733

2. Walton High School (Cobb Co.) 1712

3. Northview High School 1691

4. Savannah Arts Academy 1681

5. Roswell High School 1677

6. Chamblee High School (Dekalb Co.) 1667

7. (tie) Chattahoochee High School 1667

8. Milton High School 1667

9. Alpharetta High School 1658

10. Columbus High School (Muskogee Co.) 1656

(Centennial High School came in at 16)

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Website Shows How Much Georgia Schools Spend

Over $14 billion dollars is spent and spread across Georgia’s 180 school systems and more than 2,000 schools. That’s a lot of money. Where does it go? Who gets what? The Georgia Public Policy Foundation recently unveiled an interactive website that tracks how the money is spread and how it is spent.

The spending details data from the Georgia Department of Education and shows how money is allocated among each school system’s central office and its individual schools.

Every dollar amount is categorized into one of 11 different functions, such as spending for instruction or administration, and more than 100 detailed spending areas such as supplies, books or salaries.

The site was initiated in hopes to achieve transparency for school spending.  Results in other states show that money is spent more carefully when others are watching.  It is believed that this will lead to cost savings as it will help identify duplication, waste and opportunities for efficiencies.

The data excludes capital spending, such as building or buses.  Data is available per student or total dollar amounts. All of the data can be easily downloaded for Georgians who want to conduct their own analysis. Interactive charts allow users to compare per-student spending to similar schools across the state.

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation, a think tank formed in 1991, is a nonpartisan, member-supported research and education foundation that promotes free markets, limited government and individual responsibility.

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Roswell Christmas Tree Recycling Event

January 3, 2009
9:00 am	to	4:00 pm

Keep Roswell Beautiful invites you to join a tradition, the 19th annual “Bring One for the Chipper” and recycle your Christmas tree after the holidays.

As part of a statewide effort to reuse Christmas trees, Keep Roswell Beautiful has joined with sponsors The Home Depot, 11 Alive, The Davey Tree Expert Company, Keep Georgia Beautiful, Kiwanis Club of Historic Roswell, Starbucks, Georgia Beverage Association and SuperTarget to sponsor the “Bring One for the Chipper” program.

Roswell residents are invited to bring their Christmas trees to one of the two Roswell Home Depot locations. The Christmas trees will be recycled into mulch and will be available for delivery to the public by Davey Tree.

Participating residents will receive a free dogwood seedling in appreciation for their recycling efforts, however there is a limited supply of seedlings so be one of the first at this event!

Since 1991, “Bring One for the Chipper”, has collected over 4.5 million trees and provided over one million tree seedlings to participants.

The event will be held Saturday, January 3, 2009 from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.

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