The mission of the Towns County School System is to ensure that all students achieve at their highest potential.

The mission of Towns County Elementary School is to nurture, guide, and challenge all students in a safe environment so that they become lifelong learners, creative problem solvers, and competent decision makers.

The success of Towns County High School graduates can be attributed to the enormous amount of support the community exhibits for its students and programs at the school. Towns County High School students continue to score in the top 5 percent on state graduation tests, with overall student's scores increasing with each graduation class.

Founded in 1886, Young Harris College is a private, United Methodist-affiliated residential two-year liberal arts college located in the Appalachian mountains of northern Georgia. With a 15:1 student to faculty ratio and an average enrollment of 600 students, YHC combines a rigorous academic program with a nurturing atmosphere. The campus offers a gymnasium, indoor swimming pool, six tennis courts, large athletic fields, the third-largest planetarium in the state, and the comforts of an up-to-date technologically advanced campus set amidst the beautiful north Georgia mountains.