Dougherty School District

Public Grades PK–12 DSchool Grade

Public schools for Albany.

At a glance

12,910Students enrolled

21Schools

$17,375Spent per student

15:1Student–teacher ratio

98%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Albany

Grades PK–5

9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–12

Merry Acres Middle School or Albany Middle School or South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The PhoenixDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs GA

Math proficiency12%

State average 34.8%

Reading / language arts16%

State average 38.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)83%

State average 84.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$17,375

per student each year · 10% above the GA average

Spending

Classroom instruction52%

Support & administration42%

Other6%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)31%

State48%

Federal21%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

12,992’20

12,728’21

12,722’22

12,728’23

12,910’24

Students

Black · 89%11,548

Hispanic · 5%586

White · 3%421

Two or more races · 2%269

Asian · 1%65

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%16

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools21 in district

Level

All 21 Elementary 13 Middle 4 High 4

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Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 833 students · Albany

CPublic 📚

Radium Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 682 students · Albany

DPublic 📚

Sherwood Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 630 students · Albany

C-Public 📚

Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 537 students · Albany

D-Public 📚

Lake Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 494 students · Albany

B+Public 📚

International Studies Elementary Charter SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students · Albany

C+Public 📚

Alice Coachman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students · Albany

D-Public 📚

Robert H Harvey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 431 students · Albany

D-Public 📚

Turner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 412 students · Albany

DPublic 📚

Lincoln Elementary Magnet SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 404 students · Albany

B-Public 📚

Northside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 381 students · Albany

DPublic 📚

Lamar Reese School of the ArtsElementary · Grades PK–5 · 368 students · Albany

DPublic 📚

West Town Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 309 students · Albany

D-Public 📚

Merry Acres Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 807 students · Albany

DPublic 📚

Albany Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 792 students · Albany

DPublic 📚

Radium Springs Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 747 students · Albany

D-Public 📚

Robert A. Cross Middle MagnetMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 478 students · Albany

APublic 🏫

Westover High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,234 students · Albany

C-Public 🏫

Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,191 students · Albany

D-Public 🏫

Monroe High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,189 students · Albany

D-Public 🏫

South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The PhoenixHigh · Grades 6–12 · 73 students · Albany

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.