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Schools in Vienna · Dooly County School District

Vienna’s public schools score below 90% of Georgia districts on tests and graduation

9% of students in Vienna’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Georgia average (37%). The grade covers the public school district serving Vienna, 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.

#247of 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
12%
▼ 28 pts vs GA 40%
2021–22
Math proficiency
9%
▼ 28 pts vs GA 37%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 6–10 pts vs GA 84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.1K
▲ 33% vs GA $15.8K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
GA 14.3 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
838 students on the public path
In brief

Vienna’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 12% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 40% and 37% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia (the state reports Vienna’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending, and where it came from

The district spent $21,058 per student in FY2024, against $15,800 across Georgia. 31% of its revenue that year was federal (Georgia 12%), in the last year of pandemic relief. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Dooly County Prep Academy. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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 Vienna’s grade

D− Test scoresB− Graduation

D: better than 10% of Georgia school districts, #247 of 260 Georgia towns. Graduation is above the Georgia average; test scores are below it.

Georgia school districts we grade (220)Better than 10%
Lower resultsHigher results
Georgia towns with similar household incomes (267)Better than 6%
DC−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 552 test results and a graduating class of 81 could put Vienna anywhere from D to C−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Vienna’s students in the tested grades sat them (566 in math, 537 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–5Dooly County Elementary Schoolin PinehurstD
6–12Dooly County Prep AcademyDooly County School DistrictNo scores

Vienna’s public schools are run by Dooly County School District, which also serves Byromville, Dooling, Lilly and Pinehurst and others. 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.

Dooly County School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,067 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (GA 14.3)
$21,058GA $15,800 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading12%
State average 39.6% · 537 students tested
Math9%
State average 37.4% · 566 students tested
A note on the data.In FY2024, 31% of the Dooly County district’s revenue came from the federal government, against 12% across Georgia, in the last year of federal pandemic relief; spending per student is reported as published.

Vienna vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
ViennaDDooly County

Every school in Vienna

3 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 Viennaby address
Dooly County Prep Academy
High · Grades 5–12
1 students5:1Rate it →
Dooly County High School
High · Grades 9–12
D
329 students14:1Rate it →
Also serving Viennain other towns
Dooly County Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Pinehurst
D
508 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Vienna’s schools

Are Vienna’s schools good?

On Georgia’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Vienna children attend score below 90% of Georgia’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #247 of 260 Georgia towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 6%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Vienna in?

Dooly County School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 1,067 students in 4 schools (2024–25).

What is Vienna’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in Dooly County School District graduated in four years, against 84% across Georgia.

How much does Vienna spend per student?

$21,058 in Dooly 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.