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Douglas County High School

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Douglas County High School ranks 163 rd of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

163^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 455 Georgia High Schools

Better than 64% of Georgia high schools

Summary

Douglas County High School in Douglasville, GA, is a large public high school serving roughly 1,958 students in grades 9–12 within the Douglas County School District. The school has made a remarkable leap in its state ranking, jumping from the 43rd percentile to the 64th percentile (163rd out of 455 schools) in the most recent year—its best performance in five years. This upward trend is backed by a graduation rate of 94.0%, which is well above both the district (90.7%) and state (87.2%) averages, and a dropout rate of just 2.0%.

What truly sets this school apart is its exceptional progress in core subjects. From the previous year, proficiency rates jumped by 13.5 points in Algebra I (to 43.8%), 10.8 points in Biology (to 45.6%), and 12.7 points in U.S. History (to 45.6%). The U.S. History score is the highest among all comparable schools in the area, including Alexander High School (39.8%) and New Manchester High School. The school also ranks first among the four Douglas County high schools statewide, outperforming Chapel Hill High School and Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School. Notably, the school achieves these results while spending less per student ($11,846) than any nearby comparable school, including Westlake High School ($16,241) and South Cobb High School ($15,348).

Despite these strong gains, the school faces two clear challenges. Chronic absenteeism sits at 36.1%—more than double the state average of 17.7%—and remains a persistent issue. Additionally, English Language Learner students rank in the 19th percentile, which is the school’s weakest subgroup area. However, the school’s overall momentum is undeniable: with a 94% graduation rate, top-tier U.S. History scores, and dramatic year-over-year improvements, Douglas County High is a school on the rise. If it can tackle attendance and support its ELL students, the recent gains could mark the start of a sustained period of success.

1,958

Students ?

17.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,846

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8705 Campbellton St
Douglasville, GA 30134

(770) 651-6500

District: Douglas County

Feeder schools for Douglas County High School:

Elementary:	Bright Star Elementary School
	Burnett Elementary School
	Mirror Lake Elementary School
	North Douglas Elementary School
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	Winston Elementary School
Middle:	Stewart Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

70.4%

Hispanic:

17.8%

White:

5.2%

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Test scores delayed: 2026 rankings for Georgia do not yet include English Language Arts scores, which will not be released by the Georgia Department of Education until winter 2026.

At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2016 → 64th in 2026

Strengths

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the Georgia average (87%)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Douglas County

✓Above the Georgia median (64th percentile)

Worth a look

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 18% Georgia)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school45%

District avg40%

Georgia avg45%

163^rd of 455

Georgia public high schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 3 pts since 2016

From top 33% (2016) to top 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5High Schools in the Douglas County

109^th of 201Douglas 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	50.9	163 of 455	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	36.6	256 of 451	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	246 of 454	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.5	265 of 448	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.0	318 of 431	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	54.1	140 of 410	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	168 of 438	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	214 of 428	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.7	146 of 420	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2016	53.0	139 of 426	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	57.2	116 of 435	73.3%	★★★★☆
2014	49.0	219 of 425	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2013	55.3	171 of 425	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	49.8	202 of 396	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.1	257 of 402	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	39.1	263 of 384	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	286 of 372	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	35.9	273 of 370	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	40.3	242 of 358	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.4	258 of 335	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	68.5	69 of 376	81.6%	★★★★☆
2025	54.2	117 of 391	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	128 of 382	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.5	134 of 384	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.0	155 of 372	58.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	140 of 173	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	23.0	158 of 180	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.0	84 of 159	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	105 of 141	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	57.0	123 of 431	71.5%	★★★★☆
2025	39.9	231 of 438	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	232 of 435	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	251 of 433	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.6	268 of 430	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	61.9	63 of 298	78.9%	★★★★☆
2025	30.3	216 of 312	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.1	134 of 315	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	33.7	200 of 308	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.0	156 of 295	47.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	44.8	191 of 436	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	32.3	277 of 442	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.9	254 of 436	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	275 of 436	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.8	275 of 427	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	38.7	75 of 123	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	37.6	98 of 149	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	88 of 158	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	16.0	126 of 141	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.3	70 of 126	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	45.8	159 of 338	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2025	38.8	196 of 347	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	218 of 344	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.8	256 of 343	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	267 of 331	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Georgia percentile	Rating
2026	39.2	183 of 334	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.3	203 of 341	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.0	234 of 346	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.6	156 of 343	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	28.4	231 of 339	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2026)79th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2026)71st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)56th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)53rd percentile-11 vs school

White (2026)45th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)39th percentile-25 vs school

English Language Learner (2026)19th percentile-45 vs school

By subject vs Georgia (2025-2026) ?

Biology46%~ state avg

United States History46%+7 vs state

Algebra I44%-4 vs state

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What people are saying

by a citizen
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

This school is great and deserves more than the 2 stars rate given. All the myths of people dying everyday and drug central are not true. Of course there's going to be kids that do drugs in every school but DCHS has just as much as any other school. Also students have many freedoms and privileges in the school. No need for tucking in shirts, however the basic dress codes are followed too. The only problem seen of DCHS may be the fighting, but these fights do not compare to those in New Manchester, which are more often and violent. The IB program is also available in DCHS, which is a great experience for going further in learning and being able to write more significantly with advance analysis and formats. DCHS is also ranked 9th for most challenging in the state of Georgia. This includes the IB program, AP, Honor, and the Normal classes. Last and most importantly , Douglas County High School consists of a wonderful Fine Arts program. I witnessed the students interact and enjoy classes with both musical teachers. Kudos to Mr.Khulken, Mr.Henson, Mr.Couch,and Mr.Stephens and every other hard working employee of DCHS Close Quote

by a citizen
Monday, July 30, 2012

A lot of teachers here are coaches or year long subs ext... I was a student here back in 2005 and half my teachers didn't know anything about the subject they were "teaching". Most of them told you to read from the book, answer the questions at the end of the chapter and then test you, I don't think that is teaching, anyone could do that.I didn't benefit from going to this school at all. Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, September 21, 2010

The school has a major skipping problem. Students are not issued id's, many of the schools rules are not inforced. schools academic progress is horrible. parents need to step up to plate and voice their concerns about their kids education Close Quote

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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)	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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Douglas County High School	Public	9-12	8705 Campbellton St	Douglasville	30134	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6500	1,958	114	17.1	70.3%	101 (5.2%)	1,379 (70.4%)	349 (17.8%)	28 (1.4%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	96 (4.9%)	50.9	163^rd of 455 public high schools	64.2%		36.6	256^th of 451 public high schools	43.2%	93	43.8	45.6	45.6	$11,846	$462	$11,384
Alexander High School	Public	9-12	6500 Alexander Pkwy	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6000	1,830	100	18.3	52.3%	716 (39.1%)	617 (33.7%)	341 (18.6%)	27 (1.5%)	5 (0.3%)	2 (0.1%)	122 (6.7%)	43.1	208^th of 455 public high schools	54.3%		45.6	194^th of 451 public high schools	57.0%	14	41.9	39.1	39.8	$12,078	$426	$11,652
Chapel Hill High School	Public	9-12	4899 Chapel Hill Rd	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6200	1,646	88	18.7	57.4%	177 (10.8%)	1,071 (65.1%)	269 (16.3%)	33 (2.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	93 (5.7%)	35.6	251^st of 455 public high schools	44.8%		41	224^th of 451 public high schools	50.3%	27	54.2	34.5	25.3	$11,303	$426	$10,877
Lithia Springs Comprehensive High School	Public	9-12	2520 E County Line Rd	Lithia Springs	30122	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-6700	1,460	83	17.6	79.7%	104 (7.1%)	684 (46.8%)	614 (42.1%)	7 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (0.7%)	40 (2.7%)	17.2	373^rd of 455 public high schools	18.0%		17.8	372^nd of 451 public high schools	17.5%	1	29.2	23.3	17.5	$12,252	$478	$11,774
South Paulding High School	Public	9-12	1364 Winn Rd	Douglasville	30134	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 949-9221	1,881	110	17.1	46.9%	1,072 (57.0%)	502 (26.7%)	200 (10.6%)	7 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (4.9%)	45.2	189^th of 455 public high schools	58.5%		40.3	230^th of 451 public high schools	49.0%	41	32.4	43.3	44.3	$12,258	$273	$11,984
New Manchester High School	Public	9-12	4925 Highway 92/166	Douglasville	30135	Douglas County	Douglas County	No	No	No	No	(770) 651-2700	1,894	103	18.4	65.6%	82 (4.3%)	1,441 (76.1%)	278 (14.7%)	13 (0.7%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (4.0%)	44.6	194^th of 455 public high schools	57.4%		35.7	264^th of 451 public high schools	41.5%	70	40.5	49.3	32.8	$11,925	$454	$11,471
Hiram High School	Public	9-12	702 Virgie Ballentine Dr	Hiram	30141	Paulding County	Paulding County	No	No	No	No	(770) 443-1182	1,460	91	16.1	63.2%	299 (20.5%)	789 (54.0%)	267 (18.3%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.2%)	93 (6.4%)	25.3	318^th of 455 public high schools	30.1%		32.3	284^th of 451 public high schools	37.0%	34	26.5	28.6	29.6	$13,382	$381	$13,000
South Cobb High School	Public	9-12	1920 Clay Rd	Austell	30106	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2611	2,081	132	15.8	90.3%	122 (5.9%)	1,141 (54.8%)	738 (35.5%)	22 (1.1%)	1 (0.0%)	4 (0.2%)	53 (2.5%)	47.4	178^th of 455 public high schools	60.9%		42.8	210^th of 451 public high schools	53.4%	32	37.4	40.7	50.6	$15,348	$892	$14,456
Pebblebrook High School	Public	9-12	991 Old Alabama Rd SW	Mableton	30126	Cobb County	Cobb County	No	No	No	Yes	(770) 819-2521	2,574	151	17.1	96.5%	109 (4.2%)	1,229 (47.7%)	1,166 (45.3%)	2 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	64 (2.5%)	45.9	185^th of 455 public high schools	59.3%		38.4	241^st of 451 public high schools	46.6%	56	25.3	45.3	48.9	$14,156	$867	$13,289
Westlake High School	Public	9-12	2400 Union Rd SW	Atlanta	30331	Fulton County	Fulton County	No	No	No	No	(470) 254-6400	2,056	114	18.0	48.8%	5 (0.2%)	1,920 (93.4%)	69 (3.4%)	8 (0.4%)	4 (0.2%)	3 (0.1%)	47 (2.3%)	40	223^rd of 455 public high schools	51.0%		50.2	166^th of 451 public high schools	63.2%	57	37.4	49.3	27.7	$16,241	$543	$15,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Douglas County High School

What district is Douglas County High School in?

Douglas County

What is the racial makeup of Douglas County High School?

Students at Douglas County High School are 70% African American, 18% Hispanic, 5% White, 5% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

How many students attend Douglas County High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,958 students attended Douglas County High School.

Is Douglas County High School a good school?

Douglas County High School ranks 163^rd of 455 Georgia high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Douglas County High School?

Douglas County High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bright Star Elementary School
Elementary : Burnett Elementary School
Elementary : Mirror Lake Elementary School
Elementary : North Douglas Elementary School
Elementary : Winston Elementary School
Middle : Stewart Middle School

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