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C+
Schools in Douglas · Coffee County School District

Douglas’s public schools score below 61% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

Reading proficiency in Douglas’s districts is 30%, below the Georgia average (40%). The grade covers the public school district serving Douglas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Georgia, not nationally.

#168of 260 Georgia townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From Georgia state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
30%
▼ 10 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
31%
▼ 6 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85%
▲ 1 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▼ 8% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.3
GA 14.3
Schools in town
7
5,547 students on the public path
In brief

Douglas’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 129 Georgia towns with household incomes within a quarter of Douglas’s, its schools beat 47%, higher than their 39% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 31% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

85% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $14,607 per student, against $15,800 across Georgia (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

Three elementary schools, then one middle and three high schools

Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

The School Grade

What’s behind Douglas’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 39% of Georgia school districts, #168 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 39%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (129)Better than 47%
CB−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 3,772 test results and a graduating class of 441 could put Douglas anywhere from C to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Douglas’s students in the tested grades sat them (3,836 in math, 3,709 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Douglas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–53 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to A−
6–8Coffee Middle SchoolCoffee County School DistrictB−
9–123 high schoolsDepends on your addressC+ to B

Douglas’s public schools are run by Coffee County School District, which also serves Ambrose, Broxton and Nicholls. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Coffee County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 12 schools · 7,640 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 14.3 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$14,607GA $15,800 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading30%
State average 39.6% · 3709 students tested
Math31%
State average 37.4% · 3836 students tested

Douglas vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Georgia towns that share Douglas’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
DouglasC+Coffee County

Every school in Douglas

7 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Georgia’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Douglasby address
Indian Creek Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A−
675 students15:1Rate it →
Westside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
625 students14:1Rate it →
Eastside Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
575 students15:1Rate it →
Coffee Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
B−
1,591 students14:1Rate it →
Coffee County High School
High · Grades 9–12
B
1,373 students14:1Rate it →
George Washington Carver Freshman Campus
Secondary · Grades 9–10
C+
493 students13:1Rate it →
Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy
High · Grades 9–12
B−
215 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Douglas’s schools

Are Douglas’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Douglas children attend score below 61% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #168 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 47%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Douglas in?

Coffee County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 7,640 students in 12 schools (2024–25).

Where do Douglas kids go to high school?

One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Coffee County High School, George Washington Carver Freshman Campus and Wiregrass Regional College and Career Academy.

What is Douglas’s graduation rate?

85% of the class of 2023 in Coffee County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Douglas spend per student?

$14,607 in Coffee County School District (FY2024), against $15,800 across Georgia. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Georgia. Stars are from neighbors.