Dougherty County
Dougherty County is a public school district based in Albany, Georgia, serving 12,910 students in 21 schools. By enrollment it ranks #28 of the 160 Georgia districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 83% of them. Its schools average 615 students each, about the same as the Georgia median of 662. It spends about $13,566 per student on day-to-day operations, 13% more than the Georgia median. It has roughly 13.6 students per teacher.
How Dougherty County compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Dougherty County | Georgia median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $13,566 | $11,989 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $7,430 | $7,267 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $184.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $207.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 950 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,114 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 13.6 | 13.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 380 | 425 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Georgia median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Georgia
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougherty CountyAlbany · this district | 12,910 | 21 | $13,566 | 13.6 | #28 |
| Glynn CountyBrunswick | 12,750 | 17 | $12,221 | 12.9 | #29 |
| Clarke CountyAthens | 12,275 | 21 | $15,755 | 10.2 | #30 |
| Troup CountyLaGrange | 12,262 | 19 | $11,464 | 14.3 | #31 |
| Whitfield CountyDalton | 11,942 | 22 | $11,519 | 13.1 | #32 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria ISDVictoria, TX | 12,919 | $10,135 | 14.3 |
| Peoria School District 150Peoria, IL | 12,913 | $18,089 | 15.0 |
| North Penn School DistrictLansdale, PA | 12,911 | $18,564 | 13.6 |
| Portsmouth City Public SchoolsPortsmouth, VA | 12,905 | $13,350 | 13.7 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
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