Albany Standard

There were 11,324 Black students enrolled in Dougherty County school in the 2022-23 school year, 0.4% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Data showed that Dougherty County welcomed 12,675 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Black students comprised 89.3% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 22 schools in Dougherty County, Westover High School recorded the highest enrollment of Black students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,229 students.

As of 2024, Georgia has an average student-to-teacher ratio of approximately 1:15, 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	% of Black Students	Total Black Students	Total enrollment
Robert H Harvey Elementary School	98%	387	395
Lamar Reese School of the Arts	98%	342	349
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School	97%	410	423
West Town Elementary School	97%	291	300
Alice Coachman Elementary School	95%	367	387
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School	95%	346	365
Monroe High School	94%	1,000	1,064
Albany Middle School	93%	744	800
Westover High School	91%	1,229	1,351
Radium Springs Middle School	91%	813	894
Merry Acres Middle School	91%	685	753
Northside Elementary School	91%	288	317
Dougherty Comprehensive High School	90%	1,062	1,181
Turner Elementary School	90%	405	451
Live Oak Elementary School	89%	654	735
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet	89%	469	528
South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix	87%	112	129
Morningside Elementary School	86%	272	317
Sherwood Acres Elementary School	85%	514	605
Radium Springs Elementary School	78%	323	415
International Studies Elementary Charter School	72%	321	447
Lake Park Elementary School	62%	290	469