Bartow County vs Dougherty County

How do these districts compare?

Metric Bartow County Dougherty County
Location Cartersville, Georgia Albany, Georgia
Total Enrollment 13,806 13,043
Number of Schools 19 22
Student:Teacher Ratio 14.1:1 14.5:1

Spending

Metric Bartow County Dougherty County
Per-Pupil Expenditure $13,840 $18,742
Federal Revenue 14.5% 27.4%
State Revenue 38.2% 42.8%
Local Revenue 47.3% 29.8%
Bartow County
Federal State Local
Dougherty County
Federal State Local

Demographics

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group Bartow County Dougherty County
White 63.9% 3.4%
African American 9.7% 89.4%
Hispanic or Latino 19.5% 4.4%
Asian 1.0% 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2% 0.1%
Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.0%
Multiracial 5.6% 2.1%
Free/Reduced Lunch 53.2% 98.1%

Academic Resources

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource Bartow County Dougherty County
AP Courses Offered 60 20
Schools with AP 3 4
Avg Gifted Enrollment N/A N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio 459:1 478.8:1
Chronic Absenteeism 28.9% 26.1%

School Types

Bartow County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 16

Dougherty County

Regular Schools 0
Charter Schools 0
Magnet Schools 0
Title I Schools 21

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Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.