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 6–12
Merry Acres Middle School or Albany Middle School or South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The PhoenixDepends on your addressThis districtBased 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
Paid for by
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
Live Oak Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 833 students · Albany
CPublicRadium Springs Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 682 students · Albany
DPublicSherwood Acres Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 630 students · Albany
C-PublicMartin Luther King- Jr. Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 537 students · Albany
D-PublicLake Park Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 494 students · Albany
B+PublicInternational Studies Elementary Charter SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 470 students · Albany
C+PublicAlice Coachman Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 448 students · Albany
D-PublicRobert H Harvey Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 431 students · Albany
D-PublicTurner Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 412 students · Albany
DPublicLincoln Elementary Magnet SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 404 students · Albany
B-PublicNorthside Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 381 students · Albany
DPublicLamar Reese School of the ArtsElementary · Grades PK–5 · 368 students · Albany
DPublicWest Town Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades PK–5 · 309 students · Albany
D-PublicSchool 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.