Cumming & Forsyth County Information

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Schools, Pre-K and Day Care

Cumming Area Day Care Providers

Georgia Pre-K

Forsyth County Schools Online

Helpful Hint: South Forsyth High School is one of a select group of schools in the world to offer the International Baccalaureate Diploma. To learn more about this elite academic program visit www.ibo.org The IB progam at South Forsyth is open to all students in the county. However, parents provide transportation when they live outside the South Forsyth district.

  • School & Bus Locator – find the schools and bus routes for your new home. Please note, there are six district maps: elementary, middle and high schools for the current and next school years.
  • Locations and school years for future schools

Helpful Hint: These sites also have information about private schools in the Forsyth County area.

2005-2006 / 2006-2007 AYP Reports

Helpful Hint: This is the most current set of standardized information for Georgia. These formats are a bit harder to use than the GPPF format below that is for the 2004-2005 school year. However, because several Forsyth County schools have made dramatic improvements in their scores you will want to check these scorecards as well.

  • greatschools.net comparison – easy to use and provides comparisons but has only one grade’s scores per school
  • Public School Annual Report Card – scores are available for all grades but can be hard to use and behaves oddly; comparison available but hard to find (Hint: click detailed information then show comparisons.)
  • 2006-2007 AYP Reports -- easy to use and gives consolidated reports for each school
  • 2005-2006 AYP Reports – easy to use and gives consolidated reports for each school; no comparisons available

2004-2005 AYP Reports

Georgia Public Policy Foundation

Helpful Hint:Forsyth County’s newer schools are not yet ranked.

HOPE Scholarship : HOPE - Helping Outstanding Pupils Educationally - is Georgia`s unique scholarship program that rewards students with financial assistance in degree, diploma, and certificate programs at eligible Georgia public and private colleges and universities, and public technical colleges.

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Colleges, Universities & More

Helpful Hint: Look just above here for information about the HOPE Scholarship. It’s a great help for Georgia residents!

Atlanta Colleges & Universities
There are a wealth of colleges located in Atlanta, including the world renowned Emory, Georgia Tech and Morehouse.

The University System of Georgia has several campuses within an easy drive from Forsyth County.

These three colleges are located very close to Cumming

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Hospitals & Medical Centers

  • Cumming’s Local Hospital – also takes you to all info about Northside
  • Emory : Very Nearby – Opens January 2007!
    Helpful Hint: Cumming addresses cover a large area. It’s possible this hospital will be the closest to your new home.

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Libraries

Forsyth`s has two public libraries, another under construction and property for two others.  The library is a lot more than books!  With free internet access in the library, on-line services that can be accessed fro home, many kinds of electronic media  and programs for all ages, the library offers something for everyone.

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Taxes

Helpful Hint: Homes with Cumming addresses are often in unincorporated Forsyth County.

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Government

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Police & Security

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Employment

The average individual and household incomes for Forsyth County residents are above the Georgia and national averages. Many individuals work outside the county, commuting to locations throughout the metropolitan Atlanta area.

There is a high concentration of technology and engineering positions in northern Fulton county. You`ll find many of these available positions on www.monster.com. Other positions tend to be on www.careerbuilders.com. The Atlanta Journal Constitution website, www.ajc.com also has local job listings.

Some of the largest employers in the county are:

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Roads and traffic

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Where to Find

MapQuest is a very good source of information about area businesses, government offices, places of worship, etc. Just about anything you are interested in can be found by selecting a category and entering “Cumming” with “GA”.

Helpful Hint: Often people are moving to Cumming to start a new job. Coworkers are a great way to find doctors, dentists, day-care, etc.

Helpful Hint: Most communities in Forsyth County have play groups, Bunko clubs, tennis leagues and other activities. If you are purchasing a home, have your REALTOR® or closing attorney provide you with a home owners’ association contact. If you are renting, ask your property manager what is available.

Wireless Hot Spots

  • T-Mobile Hot Spots
    You will need to enter one of the Forsyth zip codes: 30004, 30005 (Alpharetta), 30024 (Suwanee), 30040, 30041 (Cumming), 30506 (Gainesville), 30534 (Dawsonville)
  • Cumming – 10 mile radius
  • Alpharetta – a little further south

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