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Dougherty Comprehensive High School
D−

Dougherty Comprehensive High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1800 Pearce Ave, Albany, GA 31705 · (229) 431-3310 · Part of Dougherty School District

Albany’s School Grade C− better than 17% of Georgia school districts

Directions
Photo: Jespence04 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
1,191
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
100%
Setting
City
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Dougherty Comprehensive High School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Georgia’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 32 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 34 pts below the state

On the path

Where Albany kids come from and go next. The whole path →

6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address
9–12Dougherty Comprehensive High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency2%
State average 34.8%
Reading / language arts5%
State average 38.5%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Georgia’s 2,141 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1800 Pearce Ave, Albany

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9332
Grade 10312
Grade 11319
Grade 12228
Enrollment over time
1,109’20
1,121’21
1,204’22
1,186’23
1,191’24

Up 7.4% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 90%Hispanic 7%White 2%Two or more races 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dougherty Comprehensive High School from Albany families.

Other schools in Dougherty School District

The district →
Live Oak Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C
833 students18:1
Radium Springs Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D
682 students16:1
Sherwood Acres Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C−
630 students15:1
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
D−
537 students16:1
Lake Park Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
B+
494 students13:1
International Studies Elementary Charter School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Albany
C
470 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Georgia’s other public schools; Albany’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.