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Albany, Georgia - 22 schools
An equity score of 68/100 ranks Dougherty County #52 of 216 districts in Georgia (state average 50). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,742 per pupil, Dougherty County ranks #21 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending (Georgia districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Dougherty County operates 22 public schools serving 13,043 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Georgia. The school portfolio breaks down into 12 combined, 4 middle, 3 high, 3 elementary schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Dougherty County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,742 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 22 of 219 Georgia districts by per-pupil spending. See how Georgia compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 29.8% local, 42.8% state, and 27.4% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 68/100, ranked #52 of 216 in Georgia against a state average of 50, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 4 of 22 schools offering Advanced Placement (20 AP courses district-wide), a 483.3:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 33.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.4% African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% White across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Lake Park Elementary School, with a diversity index of 48.4/100.
Its largest campus is Westover High School, enrolling 1,234 students (9% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- the Phoenix, at 73 students, a 17x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Dougherty County school enrollment ranges from 73 students (lowest) to 1,234 students (highest), a spread of 1,161 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
The reported share is above 87.5%, so economic need is widespread across the measured student population. Title I operates under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015), but its statutory allocation uses additional LEA-level counts and rules not represented by this average. This percentage is an economic-need context measure; it does not establish a Title I award, show dollars received, or describe how funds are distributed among campuses.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
This district has moderate funding equity. There may be room to improve funding diversity or resource allocation.
Average demographic composition across 22 schools in Dougherty County.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Dougherty County's schools, below the Georgia average of 50.0.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
The Georgia districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glynn County | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Clarke County | Similar size | Similar spending | More locally funded |
| Whitfield County | Similar size | Lower spending | Similar funding mix |
| Troup County | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
| Bartow County | Similar size | Lower spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Dougherty County's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Gwinnett County →Dougherty County has 22 schools, including 3 high, 12 combined, 4 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 13,043 students.
Dougherty County spends $18,742 per student. The district has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #52 in Georgia.
Dougherty County students are 89.4% African American, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 3.4% White, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 22 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Dougherty County has an equity score of 68/100, ranking #52 out of 216 districts in Georgia.
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