Albany Standard

There were 1,996 third grade students enrolled in Dougherty County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% less than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Live Oak Elementary School welcomed the largest number of third grade students among county schools, registering 208 students during the 2022-23 school year.

Within Dougherty County schools, the highest student count was found in ninth grade, with the smallest class sizes seen in 12th grade.

Statewide, Dougherty County ranked 33rd in enrollment numbers, with a total of 25,343 students enrolled in the 2022-23 school year. It was also ranked 33rd the year before.

While enrollment in Georgia inches closer to pre-pandemic levels, chronic absenteeism remains a serious challenge. In 2023, a significant portion of students (23%) missed 10% or more of their classes. Although this is slightly better than the peak of 25% in 2022, it's still nearly double the pre-pandemic rate of 13% recorded in 2019.

School name	# of 3rd Grade Students Enrolled	% of Student Body	Total Enrollment
Live Oak Elementary School	208	14%	1,486
Sherwood Acres Elementary School	203	17%	1,191
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	203	23.9%	851
Lake Park Elementary School	164	17.4%	940
Turner Elementary School	161	18.1%	891
International Studies Elementary Charter School	150	16.8%	894
Radium Springs Elementary School	143	17.2%	829
Robert H. Harvey Elementary School	125	15.9%	787
Alice Coachman Elementary School	119	15.4%	774
Northside Elementary School	116	18.7%	621
Lamar Reese School of the Arts	115	16.4%	703
West Town Elementary School	100	16.3%	612
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	99	13.7%	721
Morningside Elementary School	90	14.4%	627