Editing Ball Ground, Georgia (section)

== Education ==
Public education for students in Ball Ground is administrated by the [[Cherokee County School District (Georgia)|Cherokee County School District]] and students within the city attend Ball Ground Elementary School, Creekland Middle School, and [[Creekview High School (Canton, Georgia)|Creekview High School]].<ref name="greatschools">{{Cite web |title=What School District Are You In? District Boundary Map |url=https://www.greatschools.org/school-district-boundaries-map/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710163752/https://www.greatschools.org/school-district-boundaries-map/ |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=GreatSchools.org}}</ref><ref name="ccsd_map">{{Cite web |title=2022–23 CCSD School Directory |url=https://www.cherokeek12.net/userfiles/5/my%20files/2022-23%20updates/2022-23%20school%20map%20and%20directory%20final.pdf?id=32556 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220923052011/https://www.cherokeek12.net/userfiles/5/my%20files/2022-23%20updates/2022-23%20school%20map%20and%20directory%20final.pdf?id=32556 |archive-date=September 23, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=[[Cherokee County School District (Georgia)|Cherokee County School District]] |format=PDF}}</ref> High School students in Ball Ground also have the option of attending Mountain Education Charter High School (MECHS), an [[alternative school]] program that offers evening classes for obtaining a high school diploma.<ref name="ccps_schools">{{Cite web |title=Schools |url=https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/schools |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210621013143/https://www.cherokeek12.net/Content2/schools |archive-date=June 21, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=[[Cherokee County School District (Georgia)|Cherokee County School District]]}}</ref> While MECHS has eighteen campuses throughout the [[North Georgia]] area,<ref name="mechs">{{Cite web |title=Campuses |url=https://www.mymec.org/sites |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211026191423/https://www.mymec.org/sites |archive-date=October 26, 2021 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=Mountain Educations Charter High School}}</ref> the Cherokee County classes of MECHS are held at the [[Etowah High School (Georgia)|Etowah High School]] campus in [[Woodstock, Georgia]].<ref name="ccps_schools" />

TLE Christian Academy at Gospel Outreach Inc is the only [[private school]] in Ball Ground<ref name="usnews_private">{{Cite web |title=Search K–12 Schools |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/search?state=GA&city-zip=Ball+Ground&school-type=private |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref> and is a private K-12 school with a 2021 enrollment of 30 students.<ref name="tle_christian">{{Cite web |date=2021 |title=TLE Christian Academy at Gospel Outreach Inc |url=https://www.usnews.com/education/k12/georgia/tle-christian-academy-at-gospel-outreach-inc-322311 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=[[U.S. News & World Report]]}}</ref>

The nearest college or university to Ball Ground is [[Reinhardt University]] in [[Waleska, Georgia]] in Cherokee County,<ref name="ru_directions">{{Cite web |date=2019 |title=Directions |url=https://www.reinhardt.edu/directions/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220815034828/https://www.reinhardt.edu/directions/ |archive-date=August 15, 2022 |access-date=September 17, 2022 |website=[[Reinhardt University]]}}</ref> {{cvt|12.1|mi|km}} from Ball Ground.<ref name="gmaps_reinhardt">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/Ball+Ground,+Georgia+30107/7300+Reinhardt+Cir,+Waleska,+GA+30183/@34.3471408,-84.5349937,12z/am=t/data=!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f578de3795f643:0x5047af1f854e0aaf!2m2!1d-84.3779515!2d34.3372664!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f561471c2f0dbf:0x83597229574e3bdc!2m2!1d-84.5572292!2d34.3216533!5i1 |title=Ball Ground, Georgia to Reinhardt University |access-date=September 17, 2022}}</ref>