Albany Standard

There were 12,675 students enrolled in Dougherty County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Boys made up 50.8% of the county's student body, while the other 49.2% were girls.

Data also showed that African American students made up 89.3% of the student body, the largest percentage in Dougherty County schools, followed by Hispanic students with 4%, 3.9% white students, 1.9% multiracial students and 0.4% Asian students.

Westover High School stood out with the highest enrollment among Dougherty County's 22 schools in the 2022-23 cycle, welcoming 1,351 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 15:1, which is better than the national average of 1:16. The state has its best student-to-teacher ratio of 14:1 in pre-kindergarten and middle school grades, while high school has an average ratio of 17:1.

School name	Total enrollment in 2021-22	Total enrollment in 2022-23	% change
Westover High School	1,309	1,351	3.2%
Dougherty Comprehensive High School	1,099	1,181	7.5%
Monroe High School	1,087	1,064	-2.1%
Radium Springs Middle School	921	894	-2.9%
Albany Middle School	846	800	-5.4%
Merry Acres Middle School	714	753	5.5%
Live Oak Elementary School	722	735	1.8%
Sherwood Acres Elementary School	534	605	13.3%
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	550	528	-4%
Lake Park Elementary School	485	469	-3.3%
Turner Elementary School	424	451	6.4%
International Studies Elementary Charter School	421	447	6.2%
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	447	423	-5.4%
Radium Springs Elementary School	413	415	0.5%
Robert H. Harvey Elementary School	434	395	-9%
Alice Coachman Elementary School	426	387	-9.2%
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	364	365	0.3%
Lamar Reese School of the Arts	345	349	1.2%
Morningside Elementary School	301	317	5.3%
Northside Elementary School	308	317	2.9%
West Town Elementary School	382	300	-21.5%
South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- the Phoenix	61	129	111.5%