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There were 12,675 students enrolled in Dougherty County School District in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% more than the previous year, according to reports from the Georgia Department of Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51% of them were male, and 49% were female.

Data also shows that most of the students were Black, representing 90% of the Dougherty County School District's total enrollment.

Dougherty County School District roughly covers 22 schools within Dougherty County and has a main office in Albany.

Among the 22 schools in Dougherty County School District, Westover High School recorded the highest enrollment of 1,351 students in the 2022-23 school year.

Chronic absenteeism in Georgia has declined from its 2022 peak of 25%, but it still remains above pre-pandemic levels (11.8%). In 2024, about 20.7% of all students in the state missed 10% or more of their classes.

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