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Dougherty Comprehensive High School

Public Grades 9-12

396^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 457 Georgia High Schools

Better than 13% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Dougherty Comprehensive High School in Albany, GA, serves approximately 1,191 students in grades 9-12 within the Dougherty County school district, where 100% of students qualify for free or reduced lunch.

This school presents a mixed picture. On the positive side, the graduation rate is a real bright spot: at 88.5%, it actually exceeds the state average of 87.2% and has improved steadily over the past five years. The dropout rate (1.7%) is also lower than both the district and state averages. However, the school faces a serious challenge with chronic absenteeism—nearly half of all students (49.3%) are chronically absent, which is double the district average and nearly three times the state rate. This is the highest rate among nearby comprehensive high schools, including Monroe High School (42.2%) and Westover High School (30.1%). Test scores in core subjects like Algebra I (20.8% proficient) and Biology (19.0% proficient) are well below state averages, though the school does outperform Monroe in Algebra I.

Interestingly, the school spends more per student ($15,775) than nearby Worth County High School ($11,701) and Lee County High School ($11,299), and it maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.2:1. This suggests resources aren't the main issue—attendance appears to be the most promising lever for improvement. The school also shows relative strengths in serving certain student groups, with African American students ranking in the 26th percentile statewide, well above the school's overall 13th percentile ranking. While the school's state ranking has declined in recent years, its ability to graduate students at rates above the state average despite serving a 100% poverty population is a notable achievement worth recognizing.

1,191

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,775

Per pupil spending ?

55.9%

Directly certified for free meals (2024-25) ?

All students receive free meals (Community Eligibility, 2024-25)

1800 Pearce Ave
Albany, GA 31705

(229) 431-3310

District: Dougherty County

Feeder schools for Dougherty Comprehensive High School:

Elementary:	Northside Elementary School
	Radium Springs Elementary School
	Robert H Harvey Elementary School
	Turner Elementary School
Middle:	Albany Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

90.1%

Hispanic:

6.5%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2016 → 13th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Georgia average (20% vs 45% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (49% vs 18% Georgia)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

Georgia avg45%

396^th of 457

Georgia public high schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 2 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 3High Schools in the Dougherty County

141^st of 202Dougherty County among Georgia districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	396 of 457	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	14.0	394 of 451	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	365 of 454	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	405 of 448	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	386 of 431	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.5	399 of 410	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	333 of 438	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	318 of 428	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	375 of 420	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.3	378 of 426	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	345 of 435	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	368 of 425	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	8.4	408 of 425	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.1	373 of 396	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	379 of 402	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.0	353 of 384	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.2	340 of 372	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	20.1	328 of 370	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	329 of 358	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	26.2	278 of 335	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	25.4	279 of 377	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	25.5	301 of 391	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	233 of 382	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	329 of 384	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	317 of 372	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	15.4	372 of 431	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.0	373 of 438	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	352 of 435	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	393 of 433	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	390 of 430	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	275 of 299	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	12.2	294 of 312	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	206 of 315	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.2	286 of 308	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	12.9	387 of 436	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	404 of 442	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	361 of 436	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	404 of 436	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	381 of 427	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	282 of 339	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	319 of 347	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	266 of 344	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	322 of 343	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	265 of 331	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2026)26th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2026)17th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile~ school

Male (2026)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)8th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Algebra I21%-27 vs state

Biology19%-28 vs state

United States History19%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				Milestones Assessment Algebra I (2026)	Milestones Assessment Biology (2026)	Milestones Assessment United States History (2026)	Milestones Assessment Mathematics (2026)			Milestones Assessment Science (2026)	Milestones Assessment Social Studies (2026)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Milestones Assessment Algebra I End of Course	Milestones Assessment Biology End of Course	Milestones Assessment United States History End of Course	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 6th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 7th Grade	Milestones Assessment Mathematics 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Science 8th Grade	Milestones Assessment Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Dougherty Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	1800 Pearce Ave	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3310	1,191	78	15.2	—	20 (1.7%)	1,073 (90.1%)	78 (6.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (1.3%)	14.2	396^th of 457 public high schools	13.3%		14	394^th of 451 public high schools	12.6%	2	20.8	19.0	19.0						$15,775	$2,058	$13,717
South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix	Public	6-12	1800 Massey Drive	Albany	31705	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	No	(229) 431-1218	73	6	13.2	—	2 (2.7%)	69 (94.5%)	2 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)	0.0					4.5	0.0	0.0
Monroe High School	Public	9-12	900 Lippitt Dr	Albany	31701	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3316	1,189	67	17.7	—	22 (1.9%)	1,110 (93.4%)	38 (3.2%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (1.2%)	12.9	403^rd of 457 public high schools	11.8%		19	363^rd of 451 public high schools	19.5%	40	12.4	20.9	19.0						$14,564	$2,161	$12,403
Westover High School	Public	9-12	2600 Partridge Dr	Albany	31707	Dougherty County	Dougherty County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 431-3320	1,234	70	17.6	88.5%	38 (3.1%)	1,117 (90.5%)	40 (3.2%)	10 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	26 (2.1%)	25.6	318^th of 457 public high schools	30.4%		32.3	285^th of 451 public high schools	36.8%	33	36.8	28.2	25.6						$14,488	$1,928	$12,560
Lee County High School	Public	9-12	1 Trojan Way	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-2260	1,356	74	18.3	49.9%	758 (55.9%)	399 (29.4%)	90 (6.6%)	50 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	57 (4.2%)	68.3	74^th of 457 public high schools	83.8%		83.6	36^th of 451 public high schools	92.0%	38	25.8	16.0	64.6						$11,299	$282	$11,017
Lee High School 9th Grade Campus	Public	9-12	370 Leslie Hwy	Leesburg	31763	Lee County	Lee County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 903-3590	488	34	14.4	56.1%	266 (54.5%)	164 (33.6%)	15 (3.1%)	20 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.5%)	74.3	56^th of 457 public high schools	87.7%					(n/a)	71.2	64.9							$11,739	$429	$11,309
Worth County High School	Public	9-12	407 W Bryant Dr	Sylvester	31791	Worth County	Worth County	No	No	No	Yes	(229) 776-8625	856	51	16.8	89.3%	477 (55.7%)	306 (35.7%)	31 (3.6%)	10 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.5%)	26.3	310^th of 457 public high schools	32.2%		29.8	300^th of 451 public high schools	33.5%	10	34.4	28.8	29.5						$11,701	$1,142	$10,559
Worth County Achievement Center	Public	6-12	103 Eldridge St	Sylvester	31791	Worth County	Worth County	No	No	No	No	(229) 463-3056	35	2	23.3	—	19 (54.3%)	15 (42.9%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Dougherty Comprehensive High School

What is the racial makeup of Dougherty Comprehensive High School?

Students at Dougherty Comprehensive High School are 90% African American, 7% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Dougherty Comprehensive High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,191 students attended Dougherty Comprehensive High School.

What schools feed into Dougherty Comprehensive High School?

Dougherty Comprehensive High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Northside Elementary School
Elementary : Radium Springs Elementary School
Elementary : Robert H Harvey Elementary School
Elementary : Turner Elementary School
Middle : Albany Middle School

What district is Dougherty Comprehensive High School in?

Dougherty County

Is Dougherty Comprehensive High School a good school?

Dougherty Comprehensive High School ranks in the bottom 13.3% of Georgia high schools.

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