School district · Georgia

Dougherty County

Dougherty County in Georgia: 21 public schools with 12,910 students and 13.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $17,375 per student in FY2024.

Schools
21
Students
12,910
Students per teacher
13.6
GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$17,375
GA $15.8K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
950
Counselors (FTE)
34.4
Students per counselor
375
GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 17.4

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Georgia's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Georgia: 40%

25%proficient

−1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 80% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

5,535 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

28%proficient

A lower share proficient than 75% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

5,534 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$11.3K15
$10.8K16
$10.7K17
$11.4K18
$12.4K19
$13.0K20
$13.6K21
$16.3K22
$18.7K23
$17.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
21% · $51.9M
State
48% · $117.3M
Local
31% · $76.7M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$8,997
Support services
$7,361
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$6.5M
Long-term debt
$20.8M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 13Middle schools: 4High schools: 4
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–544814.915%17%
Pre-K–547013.126%36%
Lake Park Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–549413.046%41%
Pre-K–536812.343%47%
Pre-K–540415.054%55%
Live Oak Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–583317.724%23%
Pre-K–553716.314%18%
Northside Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–538117.313%16%
Pre-K–568215.913%15%
Pre-K–543113.317%31%
Pre-K–563015.028%36%
Turner Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541211.617%22%
West Town Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–530912.219%19%
Albany Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–879215.515%20%
Merry Acres Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–880713.717%19%
6–874714.08.9%8.3%
6–847813.581%81%
9–121,19115.2——
Monroe High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,18917.8——
6–127313.30.0%0.0%
Westover High SchoolFree meals for all
9–121,23417.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
200 Pine Avenue, Albany, GA 31701
Phone
(229)431-1285