School district · Georgia

Douglas County

Douglas County in Georgia: 35 public schools with 25,521 students and 15.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $14,203 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 35; 1 charter
Students: 25,521
Students per teacher: 15.6; GA 14.1 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $14,203; 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): 1,636
Counselors (FTE): 62.0
Students per counselor: 412; GA 385 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 16.0; Librarians (FTE): 34.0

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%

35%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Georgia

Median 34% · 230 school districts compared

11,333 students tested, grades 3–8 · Georgia Milestones EOG; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Georgia: 43%

33%proficient

A lower share proficient than 62% of school districts in Georgia

Median 38% · 230 school districts compared

11,354 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

$9.0K15

$9.5K16

$9.8K17

$10.3K18

$10.6K19

$10.8K20

$11.1K21

$13.0K22

$13.2K23

$14.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 12% · $50.2M
State: 42% · $179.8M
Local: 46% · $194.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $8,616
Support services: $4,805
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $51.9M
Long-term debt: $0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 21Middle schools: 8High schools: 5Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Annette Winn Elementary School	Pre-K–5	341	13.1	33%	44%	Lithia Springs
Arbor Station Elementary School	Pre-K–5	544	14.9	31%	39%	Douglasville
Beulah Elementary School	Pre-K–5	428	12.6	40%	38%	Douglasville
Bill Arp Elementary School	Pre-K–5	645	14.6	26%	31%	Douglasville
Bright Star Elementary School	Pre-K–5	481	15.5	33%	43%	Douglasville
Brighten AcademyCharter	K–8	812	17.1	44%	38%	Douglasville
Burnett Elementary School	Pre-K–5	380	13.6	21%	16%	Douglasville
Chapel Hill Elementary School	Pre-K–5	620	15.7	32%	31%	Douglasville
Dorsett Shoals Elementary School	Pre-K–5	404	15.0	34%	37%	Douglasville
Eastside Elementary School	Pre-K–5	433	15.7	30%	26%	Douglasville
Factory Shoals Elementary School	Pre-K–5	697	16.2	30%	29%	Lithia Springs
Holly Springs Elementary School	Pre-K–5	473	13.7	51%	48%	Douglasville
Lithia Springs Elementary School	Pre-K–5	500	14.3	33%	42%	Lithia Springs
Mason Creek Elementary School	Pre-K–5	513	12.7	42%	49%	Winston
Mirror Lake Elementary School	Pre-K–5	554	17.9	37%	40%	Villa Rica
Mount Carmel Elementary School	Pre-K–5	425	15.2	29%	28%	Douglasville
New Manchester Elementary School	Pre-K–5	818	16.5	35%	37%	Douglasville
North Douglas Elementary School	Pre-K–5	537	14.3	29%	28%	Douglasville
South Douglas Elementary School	Pre-K–5	544	15.8	57%	60%	Douglasville
Sweetwater Elementary School	Pre-K–5	473	14.6	26%	28%	Lithia Springs
Winston Elementary School	Pre-K–5	297	12.4	42%	52%	Winston
Chapel Hill Middle School	6–8	1,036	17.6	48%	43%	Douglasville
Chestnut Log Middle School	6–8	719	16.0	28%	22%	Douglasville
Factory Shoals Middle School	6–8	833	17.1	30%	19%	Douglasville
Fairplay Middle School	6–8	523	17.8	49%	46%	Douglasville
Mason Creek Middle School	6–8	853	14.6	41%	43%	Winston
Stewart Middle School	6–8	533	15.4	19%	15%	Douglasville
Turner Middle School	6–8	742	16.1	26%	16%	Lithia Springs
Yeager Middle School	6–8	529	14.9	31%	27%	Douglasville
Alexander High School	9–12	1,830	18.4	—	—	Douglasville
Chapel Hill High School	9–12	1,646	18.8	—	—	Douglasville
Douglas County High School	9–12	1,958	17.2	—	—	Douglasville
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	9–12	1,460	17.6	—	—	Lithia Springs
New Manchester High School	9–12	1,894	18.5	—	—	Douglasville
Youth Villages at Inner Harbour	Pre-K–12	46	2.9	0.0%	0.0%	Douglasville

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.

Sources

Address: 11490 Veterans Memorial Hwy, Douglasville, GA 30134
Phone: (770)920-4000

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.