EDUCATION

Monroe County Schools

Higher Education

Monroe County students enjoy access to a wealth of superb continuing educational facilities, several within a 15 to 20 minute drive from Forsyth.

• Central Georgia Technical College Monroe County Education Center 23-A Brooklyn Avenue Forsyth, GA 31029( 478) 757-3445 www. cgtcollege. org

• Gordon College 419 College Drive Barnesville, GA 30204( 770) 358-5023 www. gdn. edu

• Macon State College 100 College Station Drive Macon, GA 31206( 478) 471-2700 www. maconstate. edu

• Mercer University 1400 Coleman Avenue Macon, GA 31207( 478) 301-2700 www. mercer. edu

• Wesleyan College 4760 Forsyth Road Macon, GA 31210( 478) 757-5206 www. wesleyancollege. edu

School Rankings

The strength of Monroe County schools can be seen in the test scores of its students, who regularly perform among the best in Middle Georgia.

The Georgia Public Policy Foundation’ s Report Card for Parents, which distills test data from all public schools in the Peach State to find an overall student achievement score for each school, shows that.

Here’ s how the Monroe County school system stacked up against their peers statewide:

• Banks Stephens Middle School ranked first among area schools and 57th in the state out of 507 middle schools.